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Mallard Slough Cabin
Mainland, Stikine-LeConte Wilderness
| Capacity: |
7 |
Access: |
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| Stove type: |
Wood |
| Rowboat: |
No |
Activities: |
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| Rental fee: |
$35 per night May through Sept; $25
per night Oct through Apr |
| Season of use: |
Year-round |
| Description: |
16' x 16' (5 m x 5m) modified
A-frame cabin with sleeping loft, small deck, wooden
cooler box for food storage |
| Location: |
On mainland between LeConte Bay and North Arm of Stikine
River
| Longitude: |
-132.5416667 |
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| Latitude: |
56.71027778 |
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| Suggested USGS topo map: |
Petersburg B-1 |
| Access: |
By shallow draft boat with 14' tide or float plane with
16' tide; 22 miles (35.4 km) from Wrangell, 20 miles (32.2
km) from Petersburg.
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| Terrain: |
Relatively flat with grass, shrubs on tideflats; cabin
in fringe between tideflats and spruce-hemlock forest; low
forested hills behind cabin. |
| Facilities: |
- 2 single plywood bunks (1 w/trundle)
- Wooden table & benches
- Sleeping loft
- Broom
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- Wood stove
- Woodshed (wood provided)
- Splitting maul
- Outhouse toilet
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Water available from catchment. Treat all water before using. |
| What to bring: |
Sleeping bags, sleeping pads, cooking stove, lantern,
pots, pans, plates, utensils, food, toilet paper, garbage
bags, fire extinguisher, and fire starter. Rubber boots
recommended. It's a good idea to bring your own water. |
| More information: |
DO NOT leave any food when vacating the cabin. Pack out
what you bring in. |
| Special features: |
Good bird viewing (spring, fall migrations).
Waterfowl, moose hunting (fall). Waterfowl, shorebirds,
bald eagles, owls, hawks, moose, brown bear, black bear
in area. Wildflowers (May - June).
Feature: Located in the Stikine - LeConte Wilderness,
LeConte Bay and LeConte Glacier within boating
distance; icebergs in LeConte Bay and along Horn Cliffs
2.7-mile
Mallard Slough Trail from cabin to LeConte Bay; minimal
surfacing first .4 mile, none thereafter. |
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