The Cloud Cap Inn is a historic building located high on Mount Hood, Oregon, United States.[2] It was a luxury inn for mountain climbers that included telephones as early as 1894.[3]
Cloud Cap Inn | |
 Cloud Cap Inn ca. 1889 | |
| Location | Mount Hood National Forest, on the northeast flank of Mount Hood |
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| Nearest city | Parkdale, Oregon |
| Coordinates | 45°24′15″N 121°39′16″W / 45.404043°N 121.654432°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1889 |
| Architect | William H. Whidden |
| Part of | Cloud Cap – Tilly Jane Recreation Area Historic District[1] (ID81000485) |
| NRHP reference No. | 74001687 |
| Added to NRHP | October 18, 1974 |
The inn opened in 1889[4] and closed as a business in 1946.[5]
Since the 1950s, the Crag Rats search and rescue group has used and maintained the inn.[6]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[7]
See also
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References
edit- ^ Horn, Jon; Cohen, Ron; Gibson, Carol (December 6, 1979), National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form: Cloud Cap-Tilly Jane Recreation Area Hist. District (PDF), retrieved November 7, 2014.
- ^ Hartwig, Paul (July 26, 1974), National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form: Cloud Cap Inn (PDF), retrieved November 7, 2014.
- ^ Oregon Field Guide: Cloud Cap Inn (Television show). Oregon Public Broadcasting. Event occurs at 00:59. Season 24, Episode 5. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
- ^ Oregon Field Guide: Cloud Cap Inn (Television show). Oregon Public Broadcasting. Event occurs at 00:30. Season 24, Episode 5. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
- ^ Oregon Field Guide: Cloud Cap Inn (Television show). Oregon Public Broadcasting. Event occurs at 02:35. Season 24, Episode 5. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
- ^ Muldoon, Katy. "Cloud Cap Inn". Oregon Encyclopedia. Oregon Historical Society. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
- ^ Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, Oregon Historic Sites Database, retrieved November 7, 2014.
External links
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Media related to Cloud Cap Inn at Wikimedia Commons- Cloud Cap Inn - documentary produced by Oregon Public Broadcasting
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