1985 Map of Gray Butte

About this map

The Crooked River National Grassland dominates this landscape in central Oregon, where high-elevation plateaus and deep drainage cuts meet. The map reveals a land defined by water access and early 20th-century rural infrastructure, including the Gray Butte Cem and the Lone Pine Sch in the southern portion of the quadrangle. Many family-named water sources such as Omar Cyrus Spring, Rodman Spring, and Kings Gap Spring dot the slopes of Gray Butte, illustrating the historical importance of localized water rights for ranching. Industrial and conservation footprints appear through the Madras Compressor Sta and the Rimrock Springs Wildlife Management Area. The transition from the high ridges of Skull Hollow down to the drainage of Flat Creek shows the geological divide at the Jefferson and Crook County line.