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1955 Map of Colton

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Colton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

Colton and Old Colton serve as central points in this mid-century portrait of Clackamas County, where the landscape is defined by the transition from agricultural clearings to the dense timber of the Mt Hood National Forest. The map reveals a working forest and river system, with numerous Millpond features and a local Mill near Jackson Road indicating the area's reliance on the lumber industry. To the north, settlements like Upper Highland and Highland are reached via named local routes such as Clarkes Road and Unger Road.

The southern half of the quadrangle is dominated by the steep drainage basins of the Molalla River and its North Fork, a terrain marked by specialized forestry infrastructure like the North Fork Ranger Sta and several numbered timber access routes including One Hundred Road. Remote outposts such as Hunters Camp and the High Camp Lookout near Goat Mtn underscore the vital role of fire observation and resource management in this high-elevation backcountry during the 1950s.