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Gut Island #2 Cabin
Stikine River, Stikine-LeConte Wilderness
| Capacity: |
4 |
Access: |
or  |
| Stove type: |
Oil (#1 diesel only) |
| Rowboat: |
No |
Activities: |
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| Rental fee: |
$35 per night |
| Description: |
12’ x 14’ (3.65 m x 4.25 m) hunter-style
cabin with wooden cooler box for food storage |
| Location: |
Gut Island on Stikine River tideflats
| Longitude: |
-132.4875 |
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| Latitude: |
56.60972222 |
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| Suggested USGS topo map: |
Petersburg C-2 |
| Access: |
By shallow draft boat at 15' tide, float plane at 17'
tide; 12 miles (19.3 km) from Wrangell, 7 miles (11.25 km)
from Banana Point boat launch ramp on Mitkof Island |
| Terrain: |
Flat, grass and shrubs on tideflats. Cabin on low rock
outcropping amid spruce and hemlock trees |
| Facilities: |
- 2 double plywood bunks
- 2 single plywood bunks
- Table and benches
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- Oil stove (#1 stove oil only, NOT provided)
- Broom
- Outhouse toilet
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Water available from catchment. Treat all water
before using. |
| What to bring: |
#1 stove oil, sleeping bags, sleeping pads, cooking stove,
lantern, pots, pans, plates, utensils, food, toilet paper,
garbage bags, fire extinguisher, and fire starter. Rubber
boots recommended. |
| More information: |
DO NOT leave any food when vacating cabin. Pack out what
you bring in. |
| Special features: |
Waterfowl, shorebirds, bald eagles, owls, hawks. Good
bird viewing (spring and fall migrations). Waterfowl
hunting (fall).
Located in Stikine-LeConte Wilderness; Gut Island #2 Cabin a few hundred feet
east. Trail connects the 2 cabins. |
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