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2020 Map of Butter Creek Junction

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

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Pine City and the nearby Butter Creek Junction anchor this landscape along the border of Umatilla and Morrow Counties in north-central Oregon. The topography is defined by the drainage systems of Butter Creek and Little Butter Creek, which carve through the high plateau. The map reveals a network of rural access roads that follow the winding canyon floors and ridge lines, including the evocative Wagon Trail Road and Big Butter Creek Lane.

To the west, the elevation rises toward Carpenter Butte, overlooking localized features such as Mule Hollow. This modern survey reflects the enduring agricultural and ranching layout of the region, where family-named routes like Campbell Road and Myers Lane connect isolated homesteads and grazing lands. The settlement pattern remains sparse, centered primarily on the creek valleys that provide the most accessible terrain in this dissected upland environment.