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1955 Map of Adel

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Adel
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge dominates the western portion of this mid-century survey, a landscape defined by dramatic basin-and-range topography. The high desert environment of Lake and Harney Counties is marked by extensive lake systems and dry beds, from the chain of Crump Lake and Hart Lake in the west to the stark expanse of the Alvord Desert and Coyote Lake in the east.

Small settlements such as Adel, Frenchglen, and Blitzen anchor the cattle-ranching territory, often situated near vital water sources and protected areas like the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. The map traces the rugged elevation changes of the Pueblo Mountains and the Catlow Rim, documenting a remote region where land management and natural history intersect through the Charles Sheldon Antelope Range and prominent summits like Beatys Butte 7885.