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2020 Map of Devils Peak

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

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Devils Peak and the surrounding high-elevation Divide dominate this portion of the Cascade Range, where the Rogue River National Forest meets the Winema National Forest. This wilderness area is defined by the Seven Lakes Basin, a concentrated cluster of alpine water bodies including Lake Ivern, Lake Alta, and Cliff Lake. The landscape is characterized by a network of drainage systems such as the Middle Fork Rogue River and Sevenmile Cr, which descend from ridges named with a peculiar thematic flair, from Venus and Jupiter to the dark volcanic heights of Lucifer and Shale Butte.

Transit through the area is strictly non-motorized, anchored by the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail as it winds past Big Bunchgrass and Maude Mtn. The map documents a strictly managed wilderness at the start of the 2020s, showing specialized winter recreation routes like the Liars Loop and Dry Creek Loop near Gardner Peak. This is a landscape of extremes, where the Oregon Desert is mapped just a short distance from the permanent moisture of the Sevenmile Marsh.