Pass Creek Snowshoe Cabin

Pass Creek Snowshoe Cabin
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	West Glacier, Montana
Coordinates	48°53′47″N 113°54′23″W / 48.89639°N 113.90639°WCoordinates: 48°53′47″N 113°54′23″W / 48.89639°N 113.90639°W
Built	1938
Architect	Unknown
Architectural style	Other
MPS	Glacier National Park MRA
NRHP Reference #	86003689
Added to NRHP	December 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 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 Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "Pass Creek Snowshoe Cabin". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. 2008-11-13.
3. Historical Research Associates (June 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Pass Creek Snowshoe Cabin" (pdf). National Park Service.