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1988 Map of Buttes of The Gods

Name: 1988 Topographic Map of Buttes of The Gods
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

The Valley of the Buttes characterizes this portion of the Winema National Forest in the late 1980s. Defined by a series of volcanic rises including Wolf Butte, Skunk Butte, and Rat Butte, the landscape is also shaped by a network of water management features such as Prairie Reservoir and the John Smith Reservoir Spring.

Evidence of historical infrastructure is visible across the terrain, notably the Old Railroad Grade and the Old Grade which trace former transportation routes through the forest. The Sprague River winds through the southwestern corner, while industrial artifacts like the Cinder Pit and the Wooden Pole Trans Line suggest the ongoing utility of the land. This survey provides a record of the high-desert forest environment before modern developments altered these remote Klamath County drainage patterns.