Slide Lake-Otatso Creek Patrol Cabin and Woodshed
National Register of Historic Places

Slide Lake-Otatso Creek Patrol Cabin and Woodshed

West Glacier, Flathead County, Montana
Listed
February 14, 1986
Type
Building
Ref No.
86000370

About this property

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. 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". The buildings are located along Otatso Creek, 1.25 miles (2.01 km) downstream from Slide Lake.

Location

West Glacier, Flathead County, Montana
48.91000, -113.59991

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENT
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Questions about this property

When was Slide Lake-Otatso Creek Patrol Cabin and Woodshed listed on the National Register?

Slide Lake-Otatso Creek Patrol Cabin and Woodshed was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 14, 1986.

What type of historic resource is Slide Lake-Otatso Creek Patrol Cabin and Woodshed?

Slide Lake-Otatso Creek Patrol Cabin and Woodshed is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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