Witsieshoek ARU Alpine Base
The Witsieshoek-ARU Alpine Research Base (28o45'17"S 28o52'00"E), established in 2023 by the ARU in partnership with Witsieshoek Lodge, is the highest-elevation research facility in Africa, the highest tourist mountain hut in Southern Africa, and the 21st highest mountain hut in Africa. In the Maloti-Drakensberg, it is higher than the facilities at AfriSki, Bokong Nature Reserve, Sani Top, Sehlabathebe National Park, or the Mountain Club of South Africa’s (MCSA) hut on the Amphitheatre (2,5 km away to the east in a direct line). The nearest higher mountain hut is on Mt Kilimanjaro (some 3 000 km to the northeast).
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The Witsieshoek-ARU Alpine Research Base is the highest-elevation research facility in Africa.