The Cascade–Siskiyou National Monument is a federally protected area that encompasses approximately 52,940 acres (214 km) at the junction of the Cascade Range and the Siskiyou Mountains in southwestern Oregon, United States. It was established by President Bill Clinton on June 9, 2000.
Native Americans are known from archaeological excavations to have inhabited the region for thousands of years. Nearly 100 dwelling and root-gathering sites belong...
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The Cascade–Siskiyou National Monument is a federally protected area that encompasses approximately 52,940 acres (214 km) at the junction of the Cascade Range and the Siskiyou Mountains in southwestern Oregon, United States. It was established by President Bill Clinton on June 9, 2000.
Native Americans are known from archaeological excavations to have inhabited the region 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 region.
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....
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