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1990 Map of Belshaw Meadows

Name: 1990 Topographic Map of Belshaw Meadows
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

Malheur National Forest dominates the southern landscape of this Grant County region, where the steep timbered slopes meet the pastoral openings of Fox Valley to the north. This 1990 provisional survey records a transition from high-elevation grazing lands to an active mining district concentrated along the East Fork Mine Cr. Prospectors and mining historians can locate specific sites like the Big Nugget Mine, Fox Mine, and the Mine Creek Placer Mine, all situated near the headwaters of the regional drainage systems.

Water management is central to the land use here, evidenced by numerous stock ponds and springs feeding into Wiley Creek and Belshaw Creek. The presence of Belshaw Meadows and Tamarack Swamp highlights the diverse montane environments found within the forest boundaries, while the surveyed section lines of Range 29 and 30 East provide a clear framework for tracing historic land claims and homesteads in the Oregon backcountry.