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1956 Map of High Rock

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of High Rock
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

Timothy Lake serves as a central anchor for this mid-century survey of the Oregon Cascades, showing the reservoir and its surrounding recreational infrastructure shortly after its creation. The landscape is defined by its network of forest camps and early recreation sites, including Meditation Point Campground, Hood View Campground, and High Rock Spr Campground. High points like Salmon Butte, Wolf Peak, and Oak Grove Butte overlook a complex drainage system fed by the Roaring River and Clackamas River.

Logistical and hiking routes from the mid-1950s are meticulously recorded, featuring the Oregon Skyline Trail and Abbot Road. The map documents a specific era of forest management and early outdoor tourism, evidenced by numerous fire-prevention landmarks like the Sherar Burn and remote outposts such as the Pot Cr Pull Cabin. This record provides essential detail for those tracing the development of the Mount Hood National Forest's trail and camping networks.