2014 Map of Bassey Creek

About this map

Storm Mountain dominates the western topography of this high-elevation landscape in Umatilla County, where the Blue Mountains geography is defined by a dense network of canyons and springs. Drainage patterns follow steep-walled cuts like Lawler Canyon, Denson Canyon, and Gibson Canyon, feeding into the larger course of McKay Cr. This 2014 survey captures a terrain largely utilized for forestry and watershed management, with a road network consisting primarily of service and access routes like Shaw-Lower McKay Rd and Rocky Ridge Rd. High ridges such as Baldy Ridge and Johnson Ridge frame the eastern portion of the quadrangle. The naming of localized water sources like Watkins Spring, Elder Spring, and Mathis Spring points to a landscape where specific water points were critical for land management and early homesteading efforts in these high canyons.