2023 Map of Cougar Rock

About this map

Malheur National Forest dominates this section of Grant County, where the topography is defined by high ridgelines and the headwaters of numerous mountain streams. Significant geological landmarks such as Cougar Rock, Twin Buttes, and Eagle Rock punctuate the landscape, serving as primary navigation points for the forest roads that weave through the drainage basins. The area is a critical watershed, feeding a network of creeks including East Fork Beech Creek, Camp Creek, and West Fork Lick Creek. These waterways originate from various high-elevation sources, notably Voight Spring, Cold Spring, and Modesty Spring. The presence of named clearings like Coxie Meadow indicates the early 21st-century character of the terrain, where open glades offer breaks in the dense forest canopy. The drainage patterns here reveal a complex system of seasonal and perennial flows that have historically shaped local movement through these highlands.