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1992 Map of Drake Butte

Name: 1992 Topographic Map of Drake Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1997
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1997

About this map

Och Oco Mountains and the Maury Mountains dominate this 1990s terrain, where the landscape is defined by high ridges and a complex system of springs and stock ponds. The Drake Butte Lookout Tower stands as a prominent landmark on Drake Butte, overlooking a network of forest roads and drainages. The Crooked River cuts through the northern section of the map, while the southern reaches descend toward Antelope Reservoir.

Evidence of resource extraction is found in several scattered Prospects and a Gravel Pit near Wildcat Cr. The abundance of water features like Ream Pond, Miller Lake, and Double Cabin Pond suggests the area's ongoing use for grazing within the Och Oco National Forest. The mapping of Wiley Flat and Keeney Ridge provides a detailed record of this central Oregon backcountry before modern developments altered the remote landscape.