McGurk Cabin, Log cabin in Yosemite National Park, US
The McGurk Cabin stands on the edge of McGurk Meadow, measuring 14 feet square with saddle-notched peeled lodgepole pine logs and a single door.
Built in 1895, Hugh Davanay constructed this cabin and sold it to Jack McGurk, who used it for seasonal cattle grazing until his eviction in 1897.
The cabin represents the transition period when Yosemite shifted from private ranching lands to becoming a protected national park in the late 1800s.
Visitors can reach the cabin via a 1.75-mile round trip trail from Glacier Point Road, featuring an elevation change of 150 feet.
Sierra Club volunteers performed stabilization work in 1958, helping preserve one of the few surviving pre-park structures within Yosemite National Park.
Location: Mariposa County
Inception: 1895
Architects: Hugh Davanay
GPS coordinates: 37.67778,-119.62417
Latest update: March 3, 2025 16:42
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