About Whaleback Snow-Survey Cabin
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The Whaleback Snow-Survey Cabin, about 10 miles (16 km) north of Prospect in the Rogue River–Siskiyou National Forest in southwest Oregon, is a log cabin with a "snow tower" built in 1937. It is situated on the east slope of Whaleback Mountain. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
It is a one-room log cabin about 12 by 14 feet (3.7 m × 4.3 m) in plan, on sill logs apparently on rock footings, built by R.A. Work and others. Its logs are probably Shasta Red Fir. It has a "Santa Claus" snow tower, about 12 feet (3.7 m) tall and about 4 by 4 feet (1.2 m × 1.2 m) in size, to allow access during deep snow. According to the NRHP nomination,