Pass Creek Snowshoe Cabin

Coordinates: 48°53′47″N 113°54′23″W / 48.89639°N 113.90639°W / 48.89639; -113.90639
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Pass Creek Snowshoe Cabin
Pass Creek Snowshoe Cabin in 2021
Pass Creek Snowshoe Cabin is located in Montana
Pass Creek Snowshoe Cabin
Pass Creek Snowshoe Cabin is located in the United States
Pass Creek Snowshoe Cabin
Nearest cityWest Glacier, Montana
Coordinates48°53′47″N 113°54′23″W / 48.89639°N 113.90639°W / 48.89639; -113.90639
Built1938
MPSGlacier National Park MRA
NRHP reference No.86003689
Added to NRHPDecember 19, 1986[1]
Pass Creek Snowshoe Cabin built in 1938

The Pass Creek Snowshoe Cabin, built in 1938 in Glacier National Park, is a significant resource both architecturally and historically as a shelter, usually 8–12 miles (13–19 km) apart, for patrolling backcountry rangers.[2]

The Pass Creek shelter was originally built by trail crews on their own initiative as a more permanent and bear-proof accommodation than tents, which had been repeatedly raided. The cabin is therefore slightly larger and taller than the Park Service-standard cabins.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "Pass Creek Snowshoe Cabin". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. November 13, 2008.
  3. ^ Historical Research Associates (June 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Pass Creek Snowshoe Cabin" (pdf). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)