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1931 Map of Steamboat Mtn

Name: 1931 Topographic Map of Steamboat Mtn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1931
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1931

About this map

The Cispus River and the Lewis River dominate this 1931 survey of the Cascade interior, documenting a landscape defined by federal forestry and early wilderness management. At this time, the area is divided between the Rainier National Forest and the Columbia National Forest. The map records a network of primitive infrastructure essential to the era's fire lookouts and foresters, including the Berry Patch Ranger Sta, Tower Rock Ranger Sta, and the Cispus Lookout Sta.

Settlement is sparse, represented primarily by seasonal outposts and work sites such as Buckhorn Camp, Sled Camp, and the river landmark at Hamilton Crossing. Near the southeastern corner, the tiny settlement of Guler sits at the edge of the wilderness, while physical landmarks like the White Salmon Glacier on the slopes of Mount Adams provide permanent navigational anchors. The inclusion of sites like Graveyard Camp and Snyder Pasture offers specific points of interest for local historians and genealogists tracing the human presence in this high-altitude terrain before the modernization of forest access.