1979 Map of Flat Top Mtn SE

About this map

Rome State Airport and its accompanying Radio Facility serve as isolated aviation outposts in this high desert landscape of Malheur County. The terrain is defined by a series of distinct uplands, including the Black Hills to the north, the Red Hills to the east, and the Bowden Hills which slope down toward a broad depression labeled The Basin. While largely undeveloped, the presence of a Jeep Trail and several Gravel Pits suggests limited industrial and recreational access through the sagebrush. Near the southern edge, the small settlement of Medina provides a rare point of human habitation in a region otherwise marked by sparse infrastructure like the lonely Water Tank in the northeast and scattered Well sites, reflecting the arid conditions and ranching heritage of southeastern Oregon in the late 1970s.