Federation Hut
Photo: Ed Dunens, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Dec–Mar
- best months
- At 5,599 ft
Federation Hut is an informal camping spot in Victoria, Australia, at about 5,600 ft above sea level. It is inside Alpine National Park. OpenStreetMap lists toilets and drinking water. Trails within about a mile include Bungalow Spur Track, Tom Kneen Track and Diamantina Spur Walking Track. The nearest town is Harrietville, about 3.3 miles east of the campground. Peaks within about 3 miles include Little Feathertop, Mount Feathertop and Geezer Hill. For camping, Diamantina Horse Yards and Dibbins Hut free camping area are within about 6 miles. The location and elevation come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Check local access rules and conditions before you go.
Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Federation Hut for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
JB Plain CampCamping · ~17 min drivePhoto: wanderingchina, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Lake Catani Campground - Mt Buffalo NPCamping · ~35 min drivePhoto: Raki_Man, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Diamantina Horse YardsCamping · ~5 min drive
- Dibbins Hut free camping areaCamping · ~8 min drive
- Dibbins HutCamping · ~8 min drive
- Little Plain CampsiteCamping · ~8 min drive
- Smoko Camping AreaCamping · ~10 min drive
- Bogong Jack Saddle Camping AreaCamping · ~10 min drive
- Pretty Valley Camping AreaCamping · ~12 min drive
- Discovery Parks - BrightCamping · ~17 min drive
Best time to visit Federation Hut
Best months: December–March. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where there's no snowfall data), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
66° / 45°
12 wet
Feb
66° / 45°
12 wet
Mar
60° / 41°
11 wet
Apr
52° / 35°
10 wet
May
45° / 32°
11 wet
Jun
38° / 28°
13 wet
Jul
36° / 25°
12 wet
Aug
38° / 26°
11 wet
Sep
44° / 29°
13 wet
Oct
50° / 32°
14 wet
Nov
57° / 37°
14 wet
Dec
61° / 41°
12 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1981–2010. Modelled for the 1 km square this place sits in (average height 5,223 ft), not measured at a weather station. Snowfall days aren't in this data. Source: CHELSA 1 km climate model (1981–2010) and CRU TS 4.09 wet days. Data: CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al. 2017), WSL (CC0 1.0); CRU TS 4.09 (Harris et al. 2020), University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. (Open Government Licence v3.0).
Map and trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors
