Built in 1942 (National Park Service rustic). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
One of 168 National Register listings published here for Flathead County · listed in 1998 · category: Building · built in 1942, National Park Service rustic.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Burton and Lulu Wheeler Cabin between 1992 and 2018, burning about 31,669 acres in total. 24 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 24 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Glacier National Park | LABOUR |
| 6 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Glacier National Park | SNYDER |
| 5 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Glacier National Park | REBECKA |
| 22 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Glacier National Park | FLAT ROCK |
| 1 September 2012 | Natural | 160 acres | Glacier National Park | AVALANCHE |
| 1 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Glacier National Park | AVALANCHE |
| 9 August 2017 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Glacier National Park | ROGERS MOUNTAIN |
| 9 August 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Glacier National Park | VAUGHT |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Apgar, the town this property stands in, in 2 storm reports between 2011 and 2013: 2 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Apgar | $8,000 | A Glacier National Park official reported several cars damaged from downed trees. They also reported that there were several areas with rocks on the road partially blocking lanes, but no major landslide activity. Approximately 22 miles to the northwest in Polebridge, the RAWS sensor measured a wind gust to 50 mph at 4:50 pm MDT. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Apgar | - | Wind gusts over 60 mph were estimated due to several trees 1 to 2 feet in diameter being knock down near Apgar. In addition a dozen trees approximately 1 foot in diameter were knocked down along Lake McDonald. |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Wheeler Camp (Boundary Increase and Additional Documentation) | 0.3 miles | 2008 |
 | Upper Lake McDonald Ranger Station Historic District | 0.5 miles | 1986 |
| Alice Beck Cabin | 1.0 miles | 2008 | |
| Thomas J. Walsh Lodge | 1.2 miles | 1998 | |
 | Kelly's Camp Historic District | 1.3 miles | 2009 |
 | Greve's Tourist Cabins | 1.3 miles | 2008 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 98001527 in Record Group 79. |
| Flathead County | All 168 listed properties in this county. |
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