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1967 Map of Coyote Buttes

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Coyote Buttes
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Malheur National Wildlife Refuge dominates the eastern half of this landscape, where the waters of the Donner und Blitzen River flow through the wide Blitzen Valley. The map illustrates the specialized infrastructure of the high desert, featuring the Malheur Job Corps Conservation Center and a nearby Trailer Park tucked beneath the Coyote Buttes. To the west, the terrain transitions into the stark, open expanse of Coyote Flat, punctuated by several Alkali Flats and prominent volcanic features like Saddle Butte and Rattlesnake Butte.

Resource management and patrol are evident through the network of Ditch and Canal systems and the designated Patrol and Center roads. These irrigation and monitoring networks reflect the ongoing human effort to manage water and wildlife in this part of Harney County during the late 1960s. The presence of several Borrow Pits and a Cinder Pit suggests local material extraction for road maintenance such as Rockford Lane.