Description

Rustic Cabin, 12x16

Facilities

Includes two standard twin sized wooden bunks, table with benches, a wood stove, fire extinguisher, informational bulletin board, and pit toilet

Capacity

2

Area

Wrangell Mountains

Location

This cabin is located in the Nabesna River valley approximately 13 miles southeast of Nabesna, or approximately 20 miles by snowmachine trail from the Nabesna Road.

Access

Plane and Snowmobile

Terrain

Dense spruce forest

Special Features

Short area hikes with access to the Nabesna Glacier.

Season Of Use

All year

Managing Agency

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve

What To Bring

Area has numerous bugs. Headnets area strongly encouraged during June, July, and August. Obtain firewood from dead and down wood.

Rowboat

No

Stove

Wood

More Info

Food and beverages, food and beverage containers, garbage, harvested fish and equipment used to cook or store food must be stored in a bear resistant container or secured within a hard sided building, or by caching a minimum of 100 feet from camp and suspending at least 10 feet above ground. Please dispose of inedible game parts, fish and food scraps that could attract a bear, at least 300 yards from the cabin site and below high water level. Legally taken game must not be stored in any public use cabin. Only dead and downed wood may be collected for firewood. Campfires are permitted, except during red flag warnings (open fire bans). Upon departing, parties will clean and secure public use cabins.

USGS Topo Map

Nabesna (A-4)

Rental Fee

None. Use is on a first-come, first-served basis.

Getting There

Coordinates
Latitude: 62.212042
Longitude: -142.848128
Driving Directions

Orange Hill Cabin & Airstrip