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.

According to the NRHP nomination,The idea for the distinctive tower or "Santa Claus" chimney on the Whaleback cabin had evolved the year before during a winter expedition into South Lake.

In January 1936, R.A. Work and a companion skied into South Lake to complete a snow survey.

They reached the South Lake cabin site a little before dark but were unable to locate it.

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