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Pleanty Cutthroat Cabin
Revillagigedo Island on Behm Canal north of Ketchikan
| Capacity: |
6 |
Access: |
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| Stove type: |
Oil (#1 diesel only) |
| Rowboat: |
Yes |
Activities: |
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| Rental fee: |
$25 per night |
| Season of use: |
Year-round |
| Description: |
Rustic style 12' x 12' Pan-Abode
log cabin built in 1964. |
| Location: |
35 air miles (56 km) from Ketchikan at the west end of
Orchard Lake on the north end of Revillagigedo Island.
| Longitude: |
-131.45 |
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| Latitude: |
55.82722222 |
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| Suggested USGS topo map: |
Ketchikan D-5 |
| Access: |
Float plane or boat. May be inaccessible in fall, winter
and early spring due to frozen lake surface (float planes
cannot land). Boat access involves a 1-mile (1.6 km)
hike from the Shrimp Bay trail head to the cabin. Mooring
buoy located in nearby Klu Bay.
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| Terrain: |
Old-growth cedar, Sitka spruce, and western hemlock rain
forest. |
| Facilities: |
- 2 single plywood bunks
- 2 double plywood bunks
- Table and benches
- Oil stove (#1 diesel not provided)
- Cooking counter
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- Food cupboard and shelves
- Broom
- Outhouse toilet
- 14' aluminum skiff with oars
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Water is available from the lake or nearby creeks. Treat
all water before using. |
| What to bring: |
Fuel (#1 Stove oil), personal flotation devices, sleeping
bags, sleeping pads, cooking stove, lantern, pots, pans,
plates, utensils, food, toilet paper, garbage bags, fire
extinguisher and fire starter. It's a good idea to bring
your own water. |
| More information: |
Buoy is on a first-come, first-serve basis; more than
one vessel is allowed if first party there agrees.
Transport #1 fuel oil for stove in an FAA approved container or jerry jug.
The skiff uses a short shaft motor (not provided). Oars
are provided; life jackets are NOT provided. |
| Special features: |
Trail from the cabin through old-growth cedar, Sitka spruce,
and western hemlock rain forest to salt water. Trail junction
leads to lake outlet; spur leads to overlook of one of two
waterfalls spilling out of Orchard Lake.
Cutthroat trout and kokanee in the lake. Sitka blacktail
deer, black bear, wolf, beaver, marten, mink, and otter. |
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