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Pickerings Hut - VIC

Hut

Position

DEG: -37.18586 146.36103

DMS: 37º 11' 9.09" S 146º 21' 39.68" E

UTM: 55 H 5884318mN 443285mE

Altitude: 525.65m

Place Type

Infrastructure - Hut

Location

141.89kms NorthEast of Melbourne - Driving 246 km (4 hours 2 mins)
327.19kms SouthWest of Canberra - Driving 552 km (6 hours 44 mins)
638kms North of Hobart - Driving 981 km (1 day 4 hours)

Address & Contact

Howqua Hills VIC 3723

Phone: N/A

Email: N/A

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Information

The log cabin was built in the late 1950s by local mechanic, Norm Pickering, who designed it to slot together without the use of a single nail. There are gaps in the walls that you can put your hand through and, under a corrugated iron cover, the brick chimney is falling apart. The hut is lit by gas lanterns and what little electricity there is comes from a 12-volt car battery. Hot water for the single outside shower is warmed in pipes that run over the open fire. In winter the hut gets so cold it is uninhabitable. Yet to the families who holiday there every year Pickering's Hut is a cherished possession, and they guard it fiercely. Norm Pickering, who is now in his 80s, has moved to Queensland, leaving the hut in the hands of the Lovicks, one of a handful of families who use it on a time-share basis.

Private - no access to tourists. Although you are welcome to camp in the nearby Pickerings Flat campground.

PlaceID	53318

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Mount Buller at 01/10:00pm EST

Distance from Pickerings Hut 8.29km NE

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
5.0°C	0.4°C	26%	-12.9°C	hPa	0.0mm	NW	7km/hr 4knots	9km/hr 5knots

Closest Climatic Station

Mount Buller

Distance from Pickerings Hut 8.29km NE

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	17.3	17.1	14.1	9.9	6.3	3.2	1.4	2.1	4.8	8.4	12.4	14.4
Mean Min. °C	8.8	8.9	6.6	3.6	1.1	-1.2	-2.7	-2.4	-0.8	1.2	4.8	6.0
Mean Rain mm	72.7	78.6	79.5	103.8	131.0	147.1	163.5	150.4	149.4	142.8	127.5	95.5