Stanley Mitchell hut
| Stanley Mitchell hut | |
| alpine hut | |
| Named for: Stanley Mitchell | |
| Country |  Canada |
|---|---|
| Province |  British Columbia |
| Region | Yoho National Park |
| Location | Little Yoho Valley |
| - elevation | 2,060 m (6,800 ft) |
| - coordinates | 51°31′36″N 116°33′48″W / 51.52667°N 116.56333°W |
| Built by | Alpine Club of Canada |
| Style | Log cabin |
| Material | Wood |
| Built in | 1940 |
| Governed by | Parks Canada |
| Owned by | Alpine Club of Canada |
| For public | Reservations required |
| Easiest access | Little Yoho Valley trail |
| 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 530293 5708485 |
| Map reference | 82N/10 (Blaeberry River) |
| Grid reference | 303081 |
| Website: http://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/facility/stanley.html | |
The Stanley Mitchell hut is an alpine hut located at an altitude of 2,060 metres (6,759 ft) in the Little Yoho Valley in Yoho National Park, British Columbia. It sits in a small meadow not far from the base of a mountain called The President. It serves as a base for hiking, scrambling, ski-touring and climbing the nearby mountains. The hut is maintained by the Alpine Club of Canada.Coordinates: 51°31′36″N 116°33′48″W / 51.52667°N 116.56333°W
Along with A.O. Wheeler and Elizabeth Parker, Stanley Mitchell was responsible for founding the Alpine Club of Canada in 1906, and from 1907 to 1930 he served as its Secretary-Treasurer. He had a great reputation as a gentleman among his fellow founders and the executive of the club, as well as the members he met at the club house in Banff. He died in 1940, shortly after the hut which bears his name was completed.
The Little Yoho Valley has long had a reputation as an excellent alpine climbing area as well as a magnificent skiing area. The Canadian military used the area during the summer of 1943 as a training site for mountaineering techniques. From 1954 to the mid-70s mountaineering legend Hans Gmoser used the hut as a base for his ski touring operation - a company which eventually became the heli-skiing operator Canadian Mountain Holidays.
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