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1962 Map of Flag Point

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Flag Point
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

The Mount Hood National Forest landscape across the Hood River and Wasco county line reveals a complex network of high-elevation water management and seasonal recreation in the early 1960s. The northern portion of the map is defined by the headwaters of Eightmile Creek and Fifteenmile Creek, featuring engineering works like the Fifteenmile Ditch and Highland Ditch that diverted mountain water for downstream use.

Recreational life is anchored by several established sites, including the Fifteenmile Campground and Camp Friend near Fralley Point. Travel through this timbered terrain relied on historic routes such as the Bennett Pass Road and the Jordan Cutoff. Prominent landmarks like Flag Point and Gordon Butte provide navigational markers across the deep drainages of Badger Creek and Tygh Creek, while smaller water sources like Sunrise Springs and Oval Lake supported backcountry travel long before modern forest road expansions.