Lower Nyack Snowshoe Cabin, Glacier National Park

#286 among attractions in Glacier National Park

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The Lower Nyack Snowshoe Cabin, built in 1927 in Glacier National Park, is a significant resource both architecturally and historically as a shelter about one day's travel north of the Theodore Roosevelt Highway for patrolling backcountry rangers. The design originated at Yellowstone National Park, adapted in this case with a somewhat larger size. ()

Coordinates: 48°29'47"N, 113°41'16"W

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Day trips

Lower Nyack Snowshoe Cabin – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Buffalo Woman Lake, Beaver Woman Lake, Mount Stimson, Mount Pinchot.

4.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Buffalo Woman Lake, Glacier National Park
125 min walk • Buffalo Woman Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Buffalo Woman Lake is east of Eaglehead Mountain and.60 miles south of Beaver Woman Lake.
5.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Beaver Woman Lake, Glacier National Park
134 min walk • Beaver Woman Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Beaver Woman Lake is in the northwest part of Martha's Basin southeast of Mount Pinchot and 0.6 miles north of Buffalo Woman Lake.
3.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Stimson, Glacier National Park
97 min walk • Mount Stimson is the second highest peak in Glacier National Park, located in Montana, United States. It is part of the Lewis Range, which spans much of the park.
4.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Pinchot, Glacier National Park
109 min walk • Mount Pinchot is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Mount Pinchot is less than 1.5 miles SSE of Mount Stimson while Beaver Woman Lake is southeast of Mount Pinchot.
6.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cloudcroft Peaks, Glacier National Park
177 min walk • Cloudcroft Peaks is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.
5.8 miS
Rustic architecture
Coal Creek Patrol Cabin
148 min walk • The Coal Creek Patrol Cabin in Glacier National Park, Montana, is a rustic backcountry log cabin. Built in 1925, the cabin has a single room with a board floor and a small cellar for a food cache.
4.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Harrison Lake, Glacier National Park
104 min walk • Harrison Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Harrison Lake is 2.5 miles long. Near the eastern end of the lake is the Harrison Lake Patrol Cabin, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
5.8 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Walton Mountain, Glacier National Park
149 min walk • Walton Mountain is in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Two unnamed hanging glaciers are located to the east and northeast of the summit. Mount Jackson is 1.8 miles to the north-northeast.
6.3 miSW
Rustic architecture
Nyack Ranger Station Historic District, Glacier National Park
160 min walk • The Nyack Ranger Station Historic District encompasses the remnants of the former ranger station. Only two buildings now remain: the barn, built in 1935 from plans by the National Park Service Branch of Plans and Design, and the fire cache cabin, built by Austin Weikert in 1935.
6.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Doody, Glacier National Park
176 min walk • Mount Doody is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Mount Doody is astride the same ridgeline as the Cloudcroft Peaks which are to the immediate northeast.
3.4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Thompson, Glacier National Park
87 min walk • Mount Thompson is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.