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1981 Map of Cabin Lake

Name: 1981 Topographic Map of Cabin Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

Cabin Lake Station serves as a focal point for this high-desert landscape in northern Lake County, situated on the edge of the Deschutes National Forest. The map documents a territory defined by volcanic geography and the critical necessity of water management, evidenced by the numerous named wells distributed across the arid Fort Rock Valley. Features such as Flat Top and Pasture Rock provide essential landmarks for navigation in the open basin, while Roub Long Cave suggests the subterranean complexity of the region's lava tube systems.

Public land management and recreational infrastructure are well-established here by the early 1980s, including the Cabin Lake Campground and the northern boundary of Fort Rock State Mon. The presence of scattered resource extraction sites like the Cinder Pit and Borrow Pit alongside agricultural markers like Harrison Reservoir highlights the dual nature of this land as both a protected wilderness area and a working rangeland.