1967 Map of Carney Butte

About this map

Battle Mountain State Park and the high ridges of the Umatilla National Forest dominate this 1967 survey of the Blue Mountain foothills. The landscape is defined by deep drainages like Willow Canyon and Pedro Canyon that cut through the plateaus toward the West Birch Creek watershed. The map records several notable elevations, including Carney Butte with its Lookout Tower and the Battle Mountain Summit. Evidence of earlier habitation is found at the Mountain Home (Site), while the more modern infrastructure is represented by a Radio Tower and the Yellow Jacket Road. A unique interpretive detail is the concentrated network of canyon names—Beale, Schoolhouse, and Viola—which suggests the historical importance of these corridors for early mountain access and settlement within the Umatilla backcountry.