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2011 Map of De Armond Mountain

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of De Armond Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Munkers Ranch and the small settlement of Agency Valley anchor the western edge of this high-desert landscape in Malheur County. The terrain is defined by a series of volcanic ridges and drainage basins, most notably De Armond Mountain and Bendire Mountain. Water management is the primary human imprint on this arid environment, evidenced by a dense network of catchments including Warm Springs Reservoir, Murphy Reservoir, and Becker Reservoir.

These reservoirs, along with numerous named springs such as Morton Spring and Poverty Flat Spring, illustrate the historical importance of water rights and livestock grazing in the Oregon backcountry. Long-standing local place names like Slaughter Gulch and Pole Gulch suggest the area's history of ranching and early settlement activities, while Willow Basin Creek and Warm Springs Creek provide the natural structure for the region's limited roadway system, including Bendire Rd.