Built in 1889. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
“The Cloud Cap Inn is a historic building located high on Mount Hood, Oregon, United States. It was a luxury inn for mountain climbers that included telephones as early as 1894.”
Wikipedia article Cloud Cap Inn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 36 National Register listings published here for Hood River County · listed in 1974 · category: Building · built in 1889.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 71 fires within 5 miles of Cloud Cap Inn between 1992 and 2020, burning about 11,446 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 41 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Mt. Hood National Forest | COE |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mt. Hood National Forest | HOOD MEADOWS |
| 28 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mt. Hood National Forest | LAKE |
| 27 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mt. Hood National Forest | 654 |
| 26 September 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mt. Hood National Forest | 759 |
| 23 September 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mt. Hood National Forest | POLALLIE |
| 20 September 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mt. Hood National Forest | ELK COVE |
| 20 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Mt. Hood National Forest | SLEEPER |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Cloud Cap Inn: 2 occurrences, 2 past producers, 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Geothermal, Gold, Copper. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Hood Fumarole | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| New Deal | Gold, Copper | Occurrence | Gold | |
| New Deal | Gold, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Evens Creek | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Evens Creek | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Cloud Cap-Tilly Jane Recreation Area Historic District | 0.8 miles | 1981 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 74001687 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Hood River County | All 36 listed properties in this county. |
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