1962 Map of Hehe Butte

About this map

The Warm Springs Indian Reservation in Wasco County serves as the backdrop for this mid-century topographic study, defined by the winding course of the Warm Springs River. The landscape is a high plateau broken by prominent volcanic features like Hehe Butte and Simnasho Butte, which rise above the expansive Beaver Creek Prairie and Mill Creek Flat. A network of early access routes, including Schoolie Road and Sidwater Buttes Road, provides passage through this terrain, where agricultural and water management infrastructure like the Canal and the Island Windmill appear as isolated markers of human presence. The drainage patterns of Beaver Creek, Badger Creek, and Quartz Creek demonstrate the complex hydrology of the region before modern development altered the land use. This map is particularly valuable for documenting the specific locations of geographic landmarks and early roads within the reservation during the early 1960s.