Riley Creek Ranger Cabin No. 20

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Riley Creek Ranger Cabin No. 20
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Location5 miles (8.0 km) cross-country and west of Mile 336 on Alaska RR, Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA
Coordinates 63°34′55″N148°57′32″W / 63.58194°N 148.95889°W / 63.58194; -148.95889 Coordinates: 63°34′55″N148°57′32″W / 63.58194°N 148.95889°W / 63.58194; -148.95889
Arealess than one acre
Built1931
Built by National Park Service
MPS Patrol Cabins, Mount McKinley National Park TR
NRHP reference No. 86003225 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 25, 1986

The Riley Creek Ranger Cabin No. 20, also known as Riley Creek 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 for 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 1931. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Riley Creek Patrol Cabin". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  3. National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Riley Creek Ranger Cabin No. 20 (pdf). National Park Service. 1986.