Slide Lake-Otatso Creek Patrol Cabin and Woodshed explained

Slide Lake-Otatso Creek Patrol Cabin and Woodshed
Nearest City:West Glacier, Montana
Coordinates:48.91°N -113.5989°W
Built:1936
Added:February 14, 1986
Mpsub:Glacier National Park MRA
Refnum:86000370

The Slide Lake-Otatso Creek Patrol Cabin and Woodshed in Glacier National Park are a small group of rustic buildings in the park's backcountry. Built in 1936, the patrol cabin is a frame building, unlike the more typical log patrol cabins found throughout the park. The similar woodshed is nearby.[1] [2] The cabin's proximity to the Alpine-themed Many Glacier Hotel may have influenced the decorative detailing, which is unique in Glacier. The only other frame patrol cabin is the Fielding Cabin, in the southern part of the park. The cabin was completely reconstructed in the 1980s "to thwart a particularly aggressive pack rat population".[3] The buildings are located along Otatso Creek, downstream from Slide Lake.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Slide Lake-Otatso Creek Patrol Cabin. 2008-11-14. List of Classified Structures. National Park Service.
  2. Web site: Slide Lake-Otatso Creek Woodshed. 2008-11-14. List of Classified Structures. National Park Service.
  3. [{{NRHP url|id=86000370}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Slide Lake-Otatso Creek Patrol Cabin and Woodshed]. pdf. June 1984 . Historical Research Associates . National Park Service.