King Saddle Shelter
Known as King Saddle Hut or King Saddle Shelter. This is distinct from King Spur Hut and King River Hut.
Located at King Saddle beside Circuit Road on Mount Stirling. From Mansfield, drive about 30 km along sealed Mount Buller Road to Mirimbah, then about 8 km on gravel Stirling Road to Telephone Box Junction. Take the left-hand Circuit Road route towards King Saddle, approximately 2 km farther, making roughly 40 km from Mansfield. When this section is open and suitable for ordinary cars, park at the signed shelter area for a short walk. Winter gates restrict vehicles to Telephone Box Junction; visitors then walk or travel on skis/snowshoes, allowing about 4 km return to the saddle by the road route. Confirm gate positions and snow conditions with the resort.
History
Built as a day shelter for cross-country skiers and visitors using the nearby snow-play slope. Its construction date and builders have not been established.
Construction
An open-fronted, roughly hexagonal timber shelter with a pitched corrugated-iron roof and central stove. It is a polygonal shelter rather than a geodesic dome.
Management and references
Mount Stirling Alpine Resort lists shelter and toilet facilities at King Saddle. Sources: resort walking map and facilities information;
VHCHA hut map;
S. Brookes, Watersheds of the King, Howqua and Jamieson Rivers.
Mapping Guidance:
GPS: 37.10595°S, 146.47700°E.
UTM Zone 55H: 453530 m E, 5893246 m N. Approximate VHCHA mapped position, treated as WGS84.