Upper Nyack Snowshoe Cabin Explained

Upper Nyack Snowshoe Cabin
Nearest City:West Glacier, Montana
Coordinates:48.5478°N -113.5667°W
Built:1926
Added:February 14, 1986
Mpsub:Glacier National Park MRA
Refnum:86000377

The Upper Nyack Snowshoe Cabin, built in 1926 in Glacier National Park, is a significant resource both architecturally and historically as a shelter, usually 8–12 miles apart, for patrolling backcountry rangers.[1] The design is similar to that used in Yellowstone National Park, which was in turn adapted from U.S. Forest Service shelters, which were themselves adaptations of trapper cabins. Upper Nyack retains some original interior furnishings, including hanging beds.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Upper Nyack Snowshoe Cabin. 2008-11-13. List of Classified Structures. National Park Service.
  2. [{{NRHP url|id=86000377}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Upper Nyack Snowshoe Cabin]. pdf. June 1984 . Historical Research Associates . National Park Service.