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1981 Map of Baker

Name: 1981 Topographic Map of Baker
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Baker serves as the central hub of this eastern Oregon landscape, situated where the Union Pacific railroad and major roads meet in the valley. The map documents an intensive history of resource extraction, particularly concentrated in the hills east of town where the Virtue Mine, Flagstaff Hill Mine, and Rachel Mine are located. This industrial footprint extends toward the Snake River border, where the Brownlee Reservoir dominates the eastern edge of the quadrangle.

Small agricultural and rail settlements like Haines, Durkee, and Richland anchor the surrounding valleys, while the high country is defined by the Whitman National Forest. The transition from the flat agricultural lands of Missouri Flat to the steep drainages of Maiden Gulch and Timber Gulch illustrates the varied topography that shaped early settlement patterns and mining claims throughout the region.