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2023 Map of Soosap Peak

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Soosap Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Mount Hood National Forest and the Clackamas Wilderness define this high-elevation region of the Cascade Range. The terrain is a complex network of steep drainages, centered around Soosap Peak and Rock Canyon. This 2023 survey illustrates the hydrological importance of the area, where the headwaters of the South Fork Clackamas River and the North Fork Molalla River originate from alpine basins and small glacial-remnant lakes like Emerald Lake and Cougar Lake.

A distinct absence of permanent settlements is replaced by a grid of specialized forest service access points, such as Timothy Patch Rd and Williams Lake Rd. These routes provide the only entry into the dense timber and canyons, including the appropriately named Dead Horse Canyon. The map serves as a contemporary record of forest management boundaries and protected wilderness tracts as they exist today.