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2020 Map of Brown Creek

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Brown Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Wasco Butte overlooks a high-altitude landscape defined by livestock pastures and aviation outposts within the Mount Hood National Forest. The eastern portion of the quadrangle shows a concentrated network of mountain infrastructure, including Chenoweth Airpark and Pointers Airport. The naming conventions here often hint at family lineages and early land use, seen in the Obrist Cem and the nearby Obrist Grade, alongside Indian Hollow and Thousand Acre Pasture.

Hydrological resources are vital to this terrain, with numerous springs such as Dunnigan Spring and Martin Spring feeding into drainages like Chenoweth Cr and the Threemile Cr. Steep relief is evident along the Suicide Grade, which descends toward the Wicks Reservoir. The map reveals a transition from managed forest lands to the open expanses of Government Flat and Oak Flat, providing a clear look at the rural road systems like Obrist Rd and Cherry Heights Rd W that connect these high-country plateaus.