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A small house on a contour map.
Also known as: Refuge symbol, Alpine hut map mark
The map symbol marking a staffed or unstaffed shelter in mountain country.
Marks a mountain shelter on a topographic map.
Contexts: Navigation, Maps
Distinguished on most national series between staffed huts, unstaffed shelters and emergency bivouacs, because the difference determines whether a walker can plan to arrive there without carrying food.
Contexts: Navigation, Maps
A small house outline, sometimes with a distinguishing dot or flag, printed on a topographic map at the shelter's position.