A mountain hut (also known as alpine hut, mountain shelter, and mountain hostel) is a building located in the mountains intended to provide food and shelter to mountaineers, climbers and hikers. Mountain huts are usually operated by a section of an Alpine Club.
Aoraki/Mount Cook is the highest mountain in New Zealand, reaching a height of .
Aoraki was a New Zealand electorate located in the South Island, covering southern Canterbury and northern Otago. It was named after the mountain Aoraki/Mount Cook.
Aoraki/Mount Cook is the highest mountain in New Zealand, reaching a height of .
means "Cloud Piercer" in the Ngai Tahu dialect of the Maori language. Historically, the Maori name has been spelt Aorangi in the "canonical" Maori form.
Alpine Lodge
This sign greets visitors to the Alpine Lodge motel in Ruidoso, New Mexico. 2008. Elf girl in neon.
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Alpine Lodge
The Alpine Lodge Bar & Restaurant at Ski Llandudno.