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1962 Map of Mount Hood North

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Mount Hood North
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Cloud Cap Inn and the high-elevation administrative outposts of Tilly Jane Guard Station and Red Hill Guard Station anchor this 1962 survey of the northern slopes of Oregon's most famous peak. The landscape is defined by its massive ice fields, where Eliot Glacier, Ladd Glacier, and Glisan Glacier flow between dramatic ridges such as Cathedral Ridge and Stranahan Ridge. The map details the transition from the forested lower reaches of the Mount Hood National Forest to the alpine terrain of Wy'east Basin and the Langille Crags.

Tracing the hydrological pattern reveals a complex network of glacial meltwater, including Polallie Falls and the Lava Hood River Fork. Human presence is largely limited to recreation and forest management, visible in the Timberline Trail and the Cooper Spur Trail that navigate the slopes near Barrett Spur. This record documents the physical state of the glaciers and the established wilderness infrastructure prior to late 20th-century shifts in ice volume.