2014 Map of Blue Canyon

About this map

Whitman National Forest dominates the rugged landscape of Baker County, where the Elkhorn Mountains and Elkhorn Ridge rise above a complex network of gulches and creeks. This 2014 survey captures a terrain defined by its water management and forestry, featuring numerous catchment sites such as the Old Auburn Reservoir, Vogel Reservoir, and the Elk Creek-Settling Tank. For local historians, the Auburn Cem stands as a significant landmark of the area's early settlement era, located near Freezeout Gulch and French Gulch. In the southern portion of the map, the Powder River flows toward Phillips Lake, while the Sumpter Stage Hwy and Or-7 provide the primary transit corridors through this timber-heavy region. The abundance of named gulches, from Washington Gulch to California Gulch, reflects a deep history of land use and resource extraction in the Oregon wilderness.