The Scott Duncan Hut is an alpine hut located on the southern tip of the Waputik Icefield

Waputik Icefield

The Waputik Icefield is located on the Continental divide in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, in the provinces of British Columbia and Alberta. It is developed on the heights of the Waputik Range in the Central Main Ranges....

 in Yoho National Park

Yoho National Park

Yoho National Park is located in the Canadian Rocky Mountains along the western slope of the Continental Divide in southeastern British Columbia. Yoho NP is bordered by Kootenay National Park on the southern side and Banff National Park on the eastern side...

. The hut is maintained by the Alpine Club of Canada

Alpine Club of Canada

The Alpine Club of Canada is a mountain club with a National Office in Canmore, Alberta that has been a focal point for Canadian mountaineering since its founding in 1906. The club was co-founded by Arthur Oliver Wheeler, who served as its first president, and Elizabeth Parker, a journalist for...

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The hut sleeps 12 and is equipped with propane powered lamps and stovetop. There is a single outdoor drum toilet at this facility.

The hut requires approximately 6 to 8 hours of glacier travel and hiking to get to from Sherbrooke Lake

Sherbrooke Lake (British Columbia)

Sherbrooke Lake is a lake in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada. The lake is bounded on the west by Mount Ogden , Mount Niles to the north, and Paget Peak on the east side...

, or 6 to 8 hours of glacier travel from the Bow Hut

Bow hut

The Bow Hut is an alpine hut located at an elevation of on the eastern edge of the Wapta Icefield in Banff National Park. It is the largest, best equipped, and most accessible of the four alpine huts on the Wapta Icefield, and serves as the base for a wide variety of ski tours and mountaineering...

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Nearby

• Waputik Icefield
  Waputik Icefield
  The Waputik Icefield is located on the Continental divide in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, in the provinces of British Columbia and Alberta. It is developed on the heights of the Waputik Range in the Central Main Ranges....
  
  
• Bow Hut
  Bow hut
  The Bow Hut is an alpine hut located at an elevation of on the eastern edge of the Wapta Icefield in Banff National Park. It is the largest, best equipped, and most accessible of the four alpine huts on the Wapta Icefield, and serves as the base for a wide variety of ski tours and mountaineering...
  
  
• R.J. Ritchie Hut
  R.J. Ritchie Hut
  The R.J. Ritchie Hut is an alpine hut located at an altitude of between the southern tip of the Wapta Icefield and the northern tip of the Waputik Icefield in Banff National Park. The hut is at the half-way mark for the Wapta traverse and is usually used in conjunction with the other huts in this...
  
  , (Balfour Hut)
• Sherbrooke Lake
  Sherbrooke Lake (British Columbia)
  Sherbrooke Lake is a lake in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada. The lake is bounded on the west by Mount Ogden , Mount Niles to the north, and Paget Peak on the east side...
  
  
• Takakkaw Falls
  Takakkaw Falls
  Takakkaw Falls is a waterfall located in Yoho National Park, near Field, British Columbia, in Canada. Its highest point is 384m from its base, making it the second-highest officially measured waterfall in western Canada, after Della Falls on Vancouver Island...