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  Summit Huts manages Janet's Cabin, Francies Cabin, Section House, and Ken's Cabin.
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Summit Huts Association
Francie's •  Janet's •  Ken'sSection House
Braun & Friends Huts
(In areas of known avalanche terrain.)

Barnard •  Friends •  Goodwin-GreeneLindleyMarkleyTagert & Green Wilson Huts

 
CARL'S CABIN AT POLAR STAR INN


Carl's cabin is one of the more intimate huts.

Carl's is a small cabin located near Polar Star Inn (see menu above). It is under the same ownership as Polar Star, but booked separately. The cabin was built in 1993.

Hut Elevation: 11,040'

Layout and capacity: 2 private rooms with double beds, 2 single day beds in the main room. Capacity 6 (all 6 spots must be booked by the same party).

Hut Location: Polar Star Inn and Carl's Cabin are located near each other, just below timberline on the west side of New York Mountain, in central Colorado. [locator map]

Maps:
Official 10th Mountain, Winter: New York Mountain [example]
Official 10th Mountain, Summer: (hut closed during summer)
USGS Map: Fulford Quadrangle
USFS Forest Visitor's Map: White River National Forest

Dates Open: Summer: closed. Winter: Thanksgiving through 30 April

Owned By: Privately owned Oven: Propane  Sauna: NO (due to a fire, sauna no longer exists)


Winter Trail Access

• Trailhead: Yeoman Park, elevation 9,060' Route: Via Fulford Road, Total Mileage 6.3

• Trailhead: West Lake Creek, elevation 8,220', Total Mileage 7

• Trailhead: Yeoman Park, elevation 9,060 Route: Via Newcomer Spring, Total Mileage 5.8

• Trailhead: Peter Estin Hut, elevation 11,200' Route: Via Ironedge Trail, Total Mileage 8.2

Summer Trail Access

• Closed in Summer

(For trailhead details, please see right-hand menu at top of page.)

 


10th Mountain Division and Summit Huts Associations, Alfred A. Braun Hut System, and Friends Hut operate under special use permits from the US Forest Service, and are equal opportunity service providers.