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1988 Map of Santiam Junction

Name: 1988 Topographic Map of Santiam Junction
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

Santiam Junction sits at a critical confluence of geography and transportation within the Willamette National Forest, where volcanic features and historical transit routes intersect. This 1988 provisional edition captures a landscape defined by dramatic cinder cones and lava flows, including Nash Crater, Hoodoo Butte, and the expansive Sand Mountain. Geologic interest is high here, with several Cinder Pits and the Sawyers Caves noted near the junction.

The map reveals layers of mountain history through its infrastructure, documenting an Old RR Grade and an Old Wagon Road that once navigated these highlands. Water is abundant in the high country, with numerous named alpine lakes such as Duffy Lake, Santiam Lake, and the remote Toni Lake dotting the Mt Jefferson Wilderness. From the Landing Strip at the junction to the Ski Lift on the slopes of the southeast, the map serves as a detailed record of 20th-century high-Cascades land use.