Leigh Lake Ranger Patrol Cabin
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Leigh Lake Ranger Patrol Cabin was designed and built by the U.S. Forest Service in the 1920s. The cabin is located northwest of Leigh Lake
in Grand Teton National Park
in the U.S. state
of Wyoming
. The cabin was built to a standardized design, similar to that used for the Moran Bay Patrol Cabin
. The cabin was acquired by the National Park Service
upon the designation of Grand Teton National Park on February 26, 1929 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places
on April 23, 1990. The cabin is still in use by the National Park Service.
The Leigh Lake cabin was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
on April 23, 1990.
Leigh Lake
Leigh Lake is located in Grand Teton National Park, in the U. S. state of Wyoming. The glacially formed lake is wide and slightly longer in length from north to south. Situated just southeast of Mount Moran, the lake is at the terminus of both Paintbrush and Leigh Canyons...
in Grand Teton National Park
Grand Teton National Park
Grand Teton National Park is a United States National Park located in northwestern Wyoming, U.S. The Park consists of approximately and includes the major peaks of the long Teton Range as well as most of the northern sections of the valley known as Jackson Hole. Only south of Yellowstone...
in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Wyoming
Wyoming
Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...
. The cabin was built to a standardized design, similar to that used for the Moran Bay Patrol Cabin
Moran Bay Patrol Cabin
The now-destroyed Moran Bay Patrol Cabin was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps about 1932. The log structure is located in the northern backcountry of Grand Teton National Park. The cabin was built to a standard design for such structures, in the National Park Service Rustic style, but for...
. The cabin was acquired by the National Park Service
National Park Service
The National Park Service is the U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations...
upon the designation of Grand Teton National Park on February 26, 1929 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
on April 23, 1990. The cabin is still in use by the National Park Service.
The Leigh Lake cabin was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
on April 23, 1990.
External links
- Leigh Lake Patrol Cabin at the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office
- The Northern Backcountry Patrol Cabins of Grand Teton National Park Iowa State University