2017 Map of Bennet Peak

About this map

Bennet Peak stands as a prominent landmark at the center of this high-elevation landscape within the Whitman National Forest. Straddling the boundary between Union and Baker Counties, the terrain is defined by the granite-dominated peaks of the Wallowa Mountains and a complex drainage system that feeds into Eagle Creek. The presence of numerous high-altitude water bodies, including Traverse Lake, Echo Lake, and Heart Lake, indicates a geography shaped by glacial activity, while named springs like Mammoth Spring and Silver Spring suggest a high-country water table critical to the local ecology. A network of Forest Service roads, such as NFD Road 7755, provides the primary access to the backcountry meadows and gulches. The survey detail reflects a late-twentieth-century management of wilderness resources, where named features like Copper Creek Falls and Excelsior Gulch denote specific points of interest for backcountry navigation and natural history.