1985 Map of Buck Butte

About this map

Crooked River National Grassland dominates this central Oregon landscape, where the high desert terrain is marked by a network of seasonal drainages and vital water sources. The map details a ranching and grazing infrastructure through named locations like Willow Creek Corral and Boyce Corral, alongside numerous isolated water points such as the Dayton-Grant Well, Devine Well, and the CWA Well. These features point to the historical importance of water management in supporting the agricultural and livestock activities of Jefferson County. Rising above the plateau, Buck Butte and the surrounding Hills overlook canyons like Baldwin Canyon and the path of Wagonblast Creek. The presence of several family-named springs, including McMeen Spring and Larson Spring, provides significant data for those tracing local homesteading and land use history in the mid-1980s.