Mount Washington Lodging: Lakes of the Clouds 125th Anniversary
The highest and most popular hut in the chain, Lakes of the Clouds Hut is located on the southern shoulder of Mount Washington, NH. This hut offers sweeping views, gorgeous sunrises and sunsets, and proximity to rare alpine flowers.
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Basics
  • Location: Mount Washington, NH
  • Elevation: 5,050 feet
  • Hike difficulty: Strenuous with steep, rocky terrain that's extremely exposed to weather above treeline.
  • Adjacent huts: Mizpah Spring Hut, Madison Spring Hut. View map >>
  • Great Mount Washington lodging base for exploring the fragile alpine zone.
Accommodations
  • Sleeps 90 in coed bunkrooms.
  • Coed bunkrooms for six, eight, 12, or 15 people.
  • Full service includes hearty dinner at 6 p.m. and breakfast at 7 a.m., mattress, pillow and three wool blankets on each bunk (bring linens or sleeping bag).
  • Resident staff available with trail information and weather reports.
  • Small retail store with safety items, snacks, souvenirs.
  • Informative displays and daily educational programs.
  • Refuge room for emergency shelter when hut is closed. (This critical room must not be used as a backcountry destination!)
AMC Green Promise

The Appalachian Mountain Club is an equal opportunity service provider. The AMC operates Pinkham Notch Visitor Center and its system of backcountry huts in the White Mountain National Forest under a special use permit from the U.S. Forest Service.