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1907 Map of Mount Adams

Name: 1907 Topographic Map of Mount Adams
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1929
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1929

About this map

Mount Adams and its surrounding glacial peaks dominate this early 20th-century survey of the southern Washington Cascades. The landscape is defined by the massive ice fields of Adams Glacier, Klickitat Glacier, and Mazama Glacier, which feed a complex network of streams like Cispus River and Bird Creek. Beyond the high summits, the map reveals a remote wilderness transitioning into the Yakima Indian Reservation and the Rainier National Forest.

Evidence of early high-country land use appears through numerous stock corrals, including Vessie Corral and Buck Corral, while the small settlement of Glenwood and the isolated Kesslers Ranch mark the few permanent outposts. Resource extraction is noted at Hoppers Mill and a Sawmill near the southern boundary, illustrating the early timber and grazing economy of the Lincoln Plateau and Lost Horse Plateau before modern infrastructure reached these high elevations.