2014 Map of Criterion

About this map

Criterion sits along Us-197 in this part of Wasco County, defined by a complex network of high ridges and deep drainages. The landscape is carved by numerous canyons, including Middle Canyon, White Door Canyon, and Maupin Trail Canyon, while elevations are dominated by extensive high ground like McLeod Ridge and Johnson Ridge. Water sources appear as scattered springs across the high country, such as Fargher Spring, Adams Spring, and Hornerist Spring, which feed intermittent drainages like Bakeoven Cr and Booten Cr. This survey illustrates the relationship between the historic transit corridor of the modern highway and the rugged, arid terrain. For genealogists and local historians, the presence of the Criterion Cem provides a specific point of interest for tracing early families in this rural highland region.