Mt. Hood Guide

Forest Reserve & Early Recreation (1890s–1920s)

Cloud Cap Inn Built in 1889 Built in 1889 near Eliot Glacier, Mt. Hood's first resort never paid its way, but it anchored north side climbing and still… The Fire Lookout on Mt. Hood’s Summit 1915 to 1941 From 1915 into the 1930s, a Forest Service lookout watched for fires from the top of Oregon's highest peak. Nothing of it… The Mt. Hood Loop Highway 1919 to 1924 Finished in 1924, the Loop Highway let cars circle Mt. Hood for the first time, joining the Columbia River Highway to the…