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1993 Map of Gasset Bluff

Name: 1993 Topographic Map of Gasset Bluff
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1993
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1993

About this map

Whitman National Forest dominates this landscape in Union County, where the high ridges of Grey Mountain and the prominent Gasset Bluff overlook the eastern edge of the Grande Ronde Valley. The drainage patterns here are well-defined by Indian Creek and the various forks of Clark Creek, which cut through the timbered slopes before descending toward the Grande Ronde River at the valley floor.

Evidence of local infrastructure and land use appears along the valley fringe, particularly where Lower Cove Road skirts the base of the bluffs. Genealogists and local historians may note the Cem located near the junction of Kerns, marking a point of long-standing settlement where the high country meets the fertile plains. The map also documents industrial activity through several identified Gravel Pits and Borrow Pits, indicating the ongoing importance of resource extraction in the region during the late twentieth century.