Lower East Fork Ranger Cabin No. 9 | |
Location | 25 miles (40 km) downstream on the East fork of the Toklat River from Park Road, Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA |
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Coordinates | 63°48′0″N149°58′59″W / 63.80000°N 149.98306°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1930 |
Built by | National Park Service |
MPS | Patrol Cabins, Mount McKinley National Park TR |
NRHP reference No. | 86003214 [1] |
Added to NRHP | November 25, 1986 |
The Lower East Fork Ranger Cabin No. 9, also known as the Lower East Fork Patrol Cabin, is a log shelter in the National Park Service Rustic style in Denali National Park. The cabin is part of a network of shelters used by patrolling park rangers throughout the park. It is a standard design by the National Park Service Branch of Plans and Designs and was built in 1930. [2] The cabin has a separate log dog kennel, also to a standard Park Service design. [3]
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