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1985 Map of Beaver Butte

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Beaver Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Warm Springs Indian Reservation and the Mt Hood National Forest meet in this 1985 survey, revealing a landscape defined by historically contested borders. The map uniquely preserves three distinct survey lines marking the Old Indian Reservation Boundary (Campbell Line 1870), the Handley Line 1871, and the Mc Quinn Line 1887. These shifting demarcations illustrate the complex administrative history of the high desert and forest transition in Wasco County.

Centered on the prominent Beaver Butte, the terrain is carved by Beaver Creek and Indian Creek, with Cedar Swamp providing a rare hydrologic feature in the north. Human presence is concentrated at the Bear Springs Ranger Station and Bear Springs Campground, while the southern reaches follow Long Ridge into more isolated territory. The inclusion of high-voltage Transmission Lines crossing the northern canyons highlights the modernization of this forested corridor during the mid-20th century.