At the edge of a meadow above scenic Lime Park and against the high ridgeline of the Holy Cross Wilderness, the Harry Gates Hut is the largest of the 10th Mountain huts.
Built in 1986, Harry Gates Hut was the fourth structure added to the 10th Mountain system. It is the largest of the 10th Mountain owned huts, with two floors that can sleeps 16. Gates Hut windows look out on sunsets and spectacular Avalanche Ridge. The hut was built with funds from the Gates Foundation in memorial to the late Harry F. Gates, who was an outdoorsman with deep love for the mountains.
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