2020 Map of Wildcat Mountain

About this map

The northern settlement of Brightwood serves as the primary gateway into this portion of the Mount Hood National Forest, where the landscape is defined by the deep drainages of the Salmon Wild and Scenic River and the Eagle Creek Wild and Scenic River. High points including Wildcat Mtn, Old Baldy, and Huckleberry Mtn provide the topographical backbone for a network of forest roads and trails, such as the Eagle Creek Cutoff and the Douglas and Plaza routes. The complex water system, featuring Wildcat Cr, Alder Cr, and Cedar Cr, illustrates the heavy timber and high-elevation terrain of Clackamas County. This map details the intersection of historic land divisions like t3s r6e with modern protected wilderness areas, documenting the area's transition from an early 20th-century logging and recreation frontier to a managed national forest landscape.