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Piper Island Cabin
Baranof Island
| Capacity: |
7 |
Access: |
 or
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| Stove type: |
Oil (#1 diesel) |
| Rowboat: |
No |
Activities: |
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| Rental fee: |
$35 per night |
| Season of use: |
Year-round |
| Description: |
16' x 16' modified A-frame
cabin with large skylight over dining area.and open sleeping
loft with railing, reached by vertical ladder |
| Location: |
On a very small island about 30 miles (48 km) north of
Sitka in Fish Bay on Baranof Island.
| Longitude: |
-135.5938889 |
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| Latitude: |
57.39166667 |
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| Suggested USGS topo map: |
Sitka B-5 |
| Access: |
25-minute float plane flight or 1½-hour boat ride
from Sitka
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| Terrain: |
Cabin nestles just inside forest fringe above sandy beach. |
| Facilities: |
- 1 double plywood bunk
- 1 single plywood bunk
- Sleeping loft
- Table and 2 benches
- Oil stove (#1 diesel)
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- Cooking counter
- Broom
- Outhouse toilet
- Mooring buoy
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No water source on island. Closest water source Baranof
Island stream about ½ mile (.8 km) from cabin by
boat. Treat all water before using. |
| What to bring: |
#1 diesel fuel (10 gallons for a 3-day stay), sleeping
bags, sleeping pads, cooking stove, lantern, pots, pans,
plates, utensils, food, toilet paper, garbage bags, fire
extinguisher, fire starter, rubber boots, water. |
| More information: |
Mooring buoy available on first-come, first-served basis
for boat anchorage. Buoy available to either cabin users
or general forest users. Firewood not provided for campfires.
DO NOT leave any food when vacating the cabin. Pack out
what you bring in.
Cabin built in 1994 by volunteers from U.S. Coast Guard
and group of local Sitka residents. |
| Special features: |
Large sandy beach, wildlife viewing, saltwater fishing
and crabbing, and deer hunting in season.
Brown
bear frequent the area. |
To reserve: |
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