Lower Windy Creek Ranger Cabin No. 15

Lower Windy Creek Ranger Cabin No. 15
Location E of Mile 324 on Alaska Railroad, Denali National Park & Preserve, Alaska
Coordinates 63°27′53″N 148°49′38″W / 63.46472°N 148.82722°WCoordinates: 63°27′53″N 148°49′38″W / 63.46472°N 148.82722°W
Area less than one acre
Architect National Park Service
Architectural style Log cabins, Other
Governing body Federal
MPS Patrol Cabins, Mount McKinley National Park TR
NRHP Reference # 86003229[1]
Added to NRHP November 25, 1986

The Lower Windy Creek Ranger Cabin No. 15 is a historic backcountry shelter in the Denali National Park & Preserve, in Alaska. It iis built out of peeled logs, sealed with oakum and concrete chinking. It has a medium-pitch gable roof of corrugated metal and shiplap. The site includes seven log shelters for dogs, located about 70 feet (21 m) north of the cabin. The cabin is located about 500 feet east of Mile 324 on the Alaska Railroad.[2]

The cabin was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. ↑ "(Lower) Windy Creek Ranger Cabin, No. 15 (continuation document of the Thematic Resources document)". National Park Service. and accompanying photos