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1986 Map of Pinhead Buttes

Name: 1986 Topographic Map of Pinhead Buttes
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

About this map

Mt Hood National Forest and the Warm Springs Indian Reservation meet along a complex boundary defined by the high ridges of the Oregon Cascades. This 1980s landscape is characterized by its high-elevation meadows and distinctive volcanic peaks, most notably the namesake Pinhead Buttes, which include West Pinhead Butte and South Pinhead Butte. The terrain is a critical watershed, feeding a network of streams such as Campbell Creek, Lemiti Creek, and the headwaters of the South Fork Warm Springs River.

Resource management and recreational access are prominent, evidenced by the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail winding through the center of the sheet. High-point surveillance is marked by the Sisi Lookout Tower atop Sisi Butte, a traditional location for fire monitoring. The map also records localized industrial activity through several mapped Barrow Pits and a Quarry, reflecting the infrastructure needs of this forested borderland.