Cascade–Siskiyou National Monument
Cascade–Siskiyou National Monument
IUCN Category III (Natural Monument)
Location
Jackson County, Oregon, USA
Nearest city MedfordNearest city: Medford
Coordinates 42°4′40″N 122°27′40″W /
42.07778°N 122.46111°W /
42.07778;
-122.46111Coordinates:
42°4′40″N 122°27′40″W /
42.07778°N 122.46111°W /
42.07778; -122.46111
Area
85,173 acres (34,468 ha)[1]
Established
June 9, 2000[2] Established:
June 9, 2000[2]
Governing
body
Bureau of Land Management
Official website
The Cascade–Siskiyou National Monu-
ment is a federally protected area that en-
compasses
approximately
52,940 acres
(214 km2) at the junction of the Cascade
Range and the Siskiyou Mountains in south-
western Oregon, United States. It was estab-
lished by President Bill Clinton on June 9,
2000.
History
Native Americans are known from archaeolo-
gical excavations to have inhabited the re-
gion for thousands of years. Nearly 100
dwelling and root-gathering sites belonging
to the Modoc, Klamath, and Shasta tribes
have been uncovered to date. By the 1880s,
they had been completely replaced by white
settlers, whose mining cabins still dot the re-
gion.[3][4]
Natural features in the monument include
Pilot Rock, which is a volcanic neck or
interior of an extinct volcano, similarly
formed as Devils Tower in Wyoming, and the
Soda Mountain Wilderness.
The Pacific Crest Trail runs through the
monument area. There is a fire lookout tower
on the top of Soda Mountain built in 1962 to
replace the original 1933 structure. Although
the top of the mountain is also the site of
dozens of television and radio broadcast and
relay dishes, the view from the fire lookout of
the surrounding mountains is unobstructed.
From the lookout, one can see Mount Shasta,
Mount Ashland, Mount McLoughlin, and on
clear days, the rim of Crater Lake.[5]
The Cascade–Siskiyou National Monument
land use plan has been the source of local
and national controversy over multi-use plan-
ning for wilderness and roadless areas.[6]
The plan currently strives for a balance
betw