2011 Map of Blue Dome

About this map

Birch Creek flows southeast through a valley defined by deep canyons and gulches in this 2011 survey of Butte County. The landscape is marked by small settlements and resource management sites, including Blue Dome, Lone Pine, and the Birch Creek Hatchery in the north. The drainage patterns of the Lemhi Range are clearly delineated, showing where Pass Creek and its forks meet the valley floor. To the south, the John Day Cemetery provides a specific point of interest for genealogists and local historians. Steep terrain features like Skull Canyon, Kaufman Gulch, and Bald Mountain Gulch dominate the topography, while a network of forest roads like Pass Creek Rd and Skull Canyon Rd provides access to the higher elevations and remote canyons.