{"ranges":[{"title":"Appalachian Mountains","canonical":"appalachian-mountains","link":"/range/appalachian-mountains.html"},{"title":"White Mountains (New Hampshire)","canonical":"white-mountains-new-hampshire","link":"/range/white-mountains-new-hampshire.html"},{"title":"Franconia Mountains","canonical":"franconia-mountains","link":"/range/franconia-mountains.html"}],"parks":[{"title":"White Mountain National Forest","canonical":"white-mountain-national-forest","link":"/park/white-mountain-national-forest.html"}],"districts":[{"country":{"code":"us","name":"USA"},"regions":[{"level":2,"id":"usa","name":"USA","link":"/adm/usa.html"},{"level":4,"id":"new-hampshire","name":"New Hampshire","link":"/adm/new-hampshire.html"},{"level":6,"id":"grafton-county","name":"Grafton County","link":"/adm/grafton-county.html"}]}],"countries":[{"code":"US","name":"USA","link":"/adm/usa.html"}],"routes":[],"gettingHere":[{"ascent":239,"backDuration":3529,"descent":47,"duration":4813,"hikeability":"T2","hikingGrade":2,"length":4356,"profileV0":"0 616 272 634 545 656 817 655 1089 665 1361 681 1634 702 1906 708 2178 715 2450 725 2723 733 2995 741 3267 755 3539 755 3812 749 4084 751 4356 807","url":"gettingHere_1000000320900401_0_438895484"}],"tags":{"attribution":"Appalachian Mountain Club","building":"hut","capacity":"30","ele":"831","fee":"yes","name":"Zealand Falls Hut","operator":"Appalachian Mountain Club","tourism":"alpine_hut","website":"https://www.outdoors.org/lodging/huts/zealand/","wikidata":"Q14705333","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Huts_of_the_White_Mountains","area":244.03346813384783,"peakvisorHutType":"alpine_hut","description":"The High Huts of the White Mountains are eight mountain huts in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, owned and maintained by the Appalachian Mountain Club. They are modeled after similar huts in the Alps and positioned at intervals along the Appalachian Trail, allowing \"thru-hikers\" who hike the entire Appalachian Trail to benefit from their services. They are generally separated by six to eight miles, about a day's hike.\nHikers can reserve overnight bunks at the huts, which hold from 36 to 96 people each. They offer full service from June through mid-September, serving dinner and breakfast. Three huts stay open the rest of the year as self service, allowing guests to cook their own food in the kitchen.\nThe huts are staffed by a team of five to nine caretakers—often called \"the croo\"—during full-service season. Each crew member works eleven days on, three days off.  During the eleven working days, they must make four trips back down the mountain to get food and other supplies, carrying heavy loads. At the beginning of each season, fuel and supplies are flown into the huts by helicopter. The huts were built and are maintained by the Appalachian Mountain Club's construction crew. \nThe huts have handled thousands of hikers entering the back woods and environmentally sensitive areas above tree line. Four years and an environmental impact statement were required to get the huts' permits renewed by the U.S. Forest Service in 1999.\nThe winter huts closed in March 2020 and the other huts did not open for the summer 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This was the first time that all huts have been closed at once. The huts re-opened on June 26, 2020 for daytime visits only, and fully re-opened for the 2021 season."},"skitours":[],"id":1000000320900401,"canonicalUrl":"zealand-falls-hut","category":"alpine_hut","type":3,"description":"The High Huts of the White Mountains are eight mountain huts in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, owned and maintained by the Appalachian Mountain Club. 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