2014 Map of Flat Top Mountain SE

About this map

Black Hills and the Red Hills anchor this high desert landscape in Malheur County, where the topography transitions into a broad depression known as The Basin. The map captures a region defined more by its routes than by permanent settlements, dominated by the path of the Old Ion Hwy as it cuts across the township lines of t34s r39e and t35s r40e. Ranching heritage is evidenced by the presence of Bowden Ranch Rd and the localized designation of the Bowden Hls. A rare water feature in this arid environment, the Bowden Guzzler, reflects the essential infrastructure needed to support livestock or wildlife in this part of southeastern Oregon. The map's layout highlights the section-line geometry of the Public Land Survey System, illustrating how human boundaries were superimposed on the natural undulations of the Oregon range.