History
Sand Mountain is a prominent landmark along the Historic Santiam Wagon Road in Santiam Pass, and has been used as a primary fire lookout since the early days of the Forest Service, beginning in the 1920s.
Awards
Sand Mountain Society (SMS) has received numerous awards, including the Doug Newman Award (2003), Historic Preservation Award (Mt. Hood National Forest 2005); USFS Windows on the Past Award (2007), and; Oregon Heritage Excellence Award (State Historic Preservation Office 2014).
partnership
The SMS and USFS entered a partnership to protect the natural resources of the heritage and fragile geologic resources of the Sand Mountain Volcanic Alignment.
preservation
The Sand Mountain Society has subsequently worked on several heritage preservation projects throughout the Pacific Northwest, and their volunteers donate hundreds of hours of labor to these projects each year.