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Wilson View Cabin
Mainland in Misty Fiords National Monument east 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: |
April through October |
| Description: |
Rustic style 12' X 14' Pan
Abode log cabin. |
| Location: |
44 air miles east of Ketchikan on the mainland north of
Wilson Arm at the north end of Wilson Lake, elev. 256’.
| Longitude: |
-130.5233333 |
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| Latitude: |
55.54027778 |
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| Suggested USGS topo map: |
Ketchikan B-2, C-2 |
| Access: |
Float plane. May be inaccessible in fall, winter
and early spring due to the frozen lake surface (float planes
cannot land).
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| Terrain: |
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| Facilities: |
- 2 single plywood bunks
- 2 double plywood bunks
- Table and benches
- Oil stove (uses #1 fuel oil, NOT provided)
- Cooking counter
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- Food cupboard and shelves
- Broom, mop and bucket
- Outhouse toilet
- 14' aluminum skiff with oars and NO
life jackets
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Water is available from the lake. Treat all water before using. |
| What to bring: |
#1 fuel 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: |
Please conserve firewood; supplied firewood is for wood
stove use only.
Please Leave No Trace
of your visit. |
| Special features: |
A fishing paradise. Cabin lies on the north end of long
and narrow glacially carved lake with rugged terrain looming
overhead. Excellent cutthroat, dolly varden, and kokanee
(land locked salmon) fishing at lake outlet. Mountain goat,
Sitka blacktail deer, black bear, and brown bear. |
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