Thunder Lake Patrol Cabin Explained

Thunder Lake Patrol Cabin
Designated Other1:Colorado
Designated Other1 Number:5BL.2392
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Coordinates:40.2222°N -105.6442°W
Built:1930
Architecture:NPS Rustic, log cabin
Added:January 29, 1988
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:87001124

The Thunder Lake Patrol Cabin is a small structure in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. Built in 1930, the 12feet by 16feet cabin may have been built as a simple shelter, but has more recently been used on an occasional basis as a backcountry patrol cabin in the Wild Basin area. The one story one-room log cabin is not used in the winter, but does have a stove with a stone fireplace. The main cabin is gable-roofed, with a small shed-roofed porch, and is a good example of the National Park Service rustic style. The logs are saddle-notched, projecting an increasing distance at their ends from top to bottom.[1]

The Thunder Lake Cabin was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 29, 1988.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Williams. Lance R.. [{{NRHP url|id=87001124}} Classified Structure Field Inventory Report: Thunder Lake Patrol Cabin]. National Park Service. 29 August 2011. June 30, 1976.