1990 Map of Dutchman Butte

About this map

Dutchman Lookout stands as a primary vantage point over this section of the Southern Oregon mountains, where the borders of Douglas, Curry, and Josephine counties converge. The drainage system of the West Fork Cow Creek and its many tributaries, such as the humorously named Sweat Creek and No Sweat Creek, dictates the movement through this difficult terrain. Settlement is sparse, represented instead by localized industrial sites like a Borrow Pit and various unnamed Quarry locations. High-elevation clearings such as Walker Prairie and Jackass Prairie provide breaks in the timbered slopes of Hayes Ridge and Ninemile Mountain. Transport is limited to narrow forest passages and the specifically noted Goat Trail, reflecting a landscape primarily utilized for timber management and resource extraction in the late twentieth century.