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2020 Map of Dempsey Meadows

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Dempsey Meadows
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Dempsey Meadows and Dead Horse Flat occupy the central basin of this high-altitude landscape where Elmore, Camas, and Gooding counties meet. The terrain is defined by the Mount Bennett Hills, a region where drainages like E Dempsey Cr and W Dempsey Cr carve southward through the volcanic plateau.

Evidence of historical water management and land use is found in labels like Tub Spring and the curiously named Indian Writing Water Hole near the eastern boundary. The presence of Hill City Rd and Monument Gulch Rd suggests the continued importance of these routes in navigating the gulches and high points, such as The Knob and Blackburn Gulch, which characterize this part of Idaho's high desert environment.