2020 Map of Hart Lake

About this map

Hart Mtn dominates the eastern landscape of this Lake County region, rising sharply above the desert floor and its interconnected basin of seasonal waters. The western half of the terrain is defined by the expansive bed of Hart Lake, which is fed by drainage from the higher plateau including Guano Slough and Warner Cr. This area illustrates the characteristic basin-and-range topography of southeastern Oregon, where steep escarpments are deeply incised by drainage systems such as De Garmo Canyon, Arsenic Canyon, and Potter Canyon. High-altitude water sources like Vinyard Lake and Anderson Lake dot the northern flats, while the solitary Hart Mountain Rd provides the primary access route through this high-desert environment. The map details the complex drainage patterns of Norton Cr, Stockade Cr, and Goat Cr as they flow from the rugged mountain face toward the lake bed below.