Elizabeth Parker Hut
| Elizabeth Parker hut | |
| alpine hut | |
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| Named for: Elizabeth Parker (journalist) | |
| Country |  Canada |
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| Province |  British Columbia |
| Region | Yoho National Park |
| Location | near Lake O'Hara |
| - elevation | 2,040 m (6,700 ft) |
| - coordinates | 51°21′19.7″N 116°20′38.6″W / 51.355472°N 116.344056°W |
| Built by | Canadian Pacific Railway |
| Style | Log cabin |
| Material | Wood |
| Built in | 1912 |
| Governed by | Parks Canada |
| Owned by | Alpine Club of Canada |
| For public | Reservations required |
| Easiest access | from Lake O'Hara trailhead |
| Capacity | 24 in summer / 20 in winter |
| Heating | Wood stove |
| Lighting & Cooking | Propane |
| Sleeping | Dormitory style |
| Drinking water | Creek (boil or filter) |
| Human waste | Outhouse |
| GPS coordinates | NAD83 11U 545726 5689508 |
| Map reference | 82N/8 (Lake Louise) |
| Grid reference | 457983 |
| Website: http://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/facility/ep.html | |
The Elizabeth Parker hut is an alpine hut located in Yoho National Park in British Columbia at an altitude of 2040 metres (6,700 ft) in a small subalpine meadow about 500 metres west of Lake O'Hara. It is surrounded by some of the most spectacular mountain scenery in the Canadian Rockies. The hut actually consists of two buildings, the main hut itself and the nearby Wiwaxy cabin. It is maintained by the Alpine Club of Canada.Coordinates: 51°21′19.7″N 116°20′38.6″W / 51.355472°N 116.344056°W
The hut was named after the journalist Elizabeth Parker, one of the founding members of the Alpine Club of Canada (ACC).
For many years, climber and surveyor A.O. Wheeler had a desire to begin a Canadian alpine club "similar to the European and other big alpine clubs of the world". In 1902 Wheeler tried to garner support for the idea through the country's leading newspapers. Elizabeth Parker, then on the staff of the Winnipeg Free Press, chastised him for his lack of patriotism. Wheeler then asked Parker to support his plan for a truly Canadian club. Largely due to the efforts of Elizabeth Parker and the Winnipeg Free Press, the Alpine Club of Canada was formed in Winnipeg on March 27, 1906. Mrs. Parker was one of six original honorary members.
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