Pass Creek Snowshoe Cabin

Pass Creek Snowshoe Cabin
Pass Creek Snowshoe Cabin in 2021
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]

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

  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. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011.
  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)