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HOGAN CABIN (MT)
Description
This facility is available for rental October 18th to Mar 31st yearly. Hogan Cabin was built in the 1920's to provide field quarters for trail crews, smoke chasers, timber cruisers or grazing inspectors. The cabin is a one-room log building. The cabin has no electricity and no running water. It is equipped with a wood stove, a table, chairs, four bunk beds with mattresses, an axe, a shovel, a bucket, dishes, cleaning gear, and a propane stove and on lantern. There is an outdoor toilet. Visitors must provide their own bedding. Winter recreationists can snowmobile and cross-country ski to the cabin. Using the cabin as a base camp, visitors can take day trips to explore the area, photograph winter wildlife or enjoy the scenery..
PO BOX 238
WISDOM,MT,59761
Phone: 406-689-3243
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- Camping
Directions
Latitude: 45, 42, 47.65 N Longitude: 113, 52, 48.56 W 25 miles west of Wisdom, Montana on Hwy 43.
Access 1 - Highway 43 chain-up parking at Richardson Creek. This parking area opened in 2007 is the primary access route to Hogan Cabin and is regularly plowed by the State of Montana, DOT. The parking is located about 3.9 miles east of Chief Joseph Pass. Shoofly Trail #101B leaves this chain-up parking area and heads east and then north. This is the shortest route to Hogan Cabin and is also the most difficult and is approximately 3 miles to the cabin. The trail is marked with wands in the snow and blue diamonds in the forested areas. Under poor snow conditions the original Shoefly Trail can be a challenge to inexperienced skiers. The Shoofly Cutoff or alternate trail was marked to provide a less steep route to and from Hogan Cabin. Both trails are marked with Blue Diamonds. Snowmobiles can use portions of the Shoefly trail however it is not a popular snowmobile area.
Access 2 - Chief Joseph Pass Nordic Ski Trails. Hogan Cabin can be reached in two ways starting at the Chief Joseph Pass Parking lot. The first route follows Broadway Trail north for a mile; leave the Nordic ski area and proceed directly north to Forest Service road 1260. Follow road 1260 north east approximately 2 miles to road 1260 C. A green gate is located at the top of 1260 C. Road 1260C runs down hill about 0.6 miles directly to Hogan Cabin. Once you leave the Nordic ski area the roads are shared with snowmobiles. The second route leaves the north east corner Nordic trail system near Windy Corner (see Chief Joseph trail map). Skiers travel a short distance off the groomed trails on road then turn onto the ungroomed Scooter Trail which takes you to the mid point on the Shoefly Trail. After leaving the Nordic ski trail system it is about 2 miles on the Scooter trail to the Shoefly Trail, then a mile north downhill on the Shoefly Trail to Hogan Cabin. The trails are marked with blue diamonds.
Access 3 - Trail Creek Road #106. The Trail Creek Road is shared by snowmobiles and skiers. The parking is plowed regularly. The Trail Creek road provides the flattest route to Hogan Cabin however it is the longest at 6 miles. Skiers should anticipate snowmobiles especially on the weekends. The trail creek road leaves highway 43 approximately 6 miles east of Chief Joseph pass. The road parallels the stream in a series of open meadows. Hogan Cabin can be seen from the road in several locations at the western edge of one of the largest meadows.
GORDON REESE CABIN (MT)
Description
The cabin is located near Chief Joseph Pass on the Montana-Idaho border at HWY 43 and Hwy 93. The Gordon Reese Cabin was completed in 2001 and is used as a warming hut for cross-country skiers during the winter. In the summer it is for rent. There are several hiking trails in the area for exploring. The cabin has a basement, main floor and upper loft area. The basement has firewood for the wood stove, emergency equipment and solar power equipment. The main floor has benches, tables, a well-equipped kitchen with dishes, pots and pans, and utensils, a propane range, sink for gray water, and the heating wood stove. The loft is the sleeping area with four single beds and 2 double beds and can accommodate 8 people. The cabin has solar or propane lights, but no electricity or running water. There is also an outdoor vault toilet. The cabin can be access at the Chief Joseph Cross-country Ski Parking Lot on Mt Hwy 43. Visitors must provide their own bedding, water and food. This is a hike-in cabin, approximately 1/2 mile on level ground following an old logging road. No water. No pets allowed. Overnight camping with stock is not permitted.
PO BOX 238
WISDOM,MT,59761
Phone: 406-689-3243
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- Camping
Directions
The cabin is located 1/2 mile in from the Chief Joseph Cross-Country Ski Parking Area on State Highway 43 within in 1 mile of the junction of Mt Hwy 43 and Mt Hwy 93 at the Montana/Idaho border. The cabin is located in Picnic Meadows, a clear-cut area within the cross-country ski trail system. At the north end of the Chief Joseph Pass Parking Area you will see a locked green gate. Using the foot path around the right side of the gate, walk approximately 1/2 mile on the Continental Divide trial. There are plenty of signs pointing the way to the "Hut". You will find a trail branching off to the right and a green "hut" sign pointing to the cabin. All trails are well signed. Access to the cabin is by "Foot" only. For more information contact the Wisdom Ranger District, 406-689-3243.
