Pass Creek Snowshoe Cabin Explained

Pass Creek Snowshoe Cabin
Coordinates:48.8964°N -113.9064°W
Built:1938
Added:December 19, 1986
Mpsub:Glacier National Park MRA
Refnum:86003689

The Pass Creek Snowshoe Cabin, built in 1938 in Glacier National Park, is a significant resource both architecturally and historically as a shelter, usually apart, for patrolling backcountry rangers.[1]

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.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pass Creek Snowshoe Cabin. 2008-11-13. List of Classified Structures. National Park Service.
  2. [{{NRHP url|id=86003689}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Pass Creek Snowshoe Cabin]. pdf. June 1984 . Historical Research Associates . National Park Service.