2020 Map of Hole In Rock

About this map

Broken Wagon Trail Rd cuts through this high desert terrain in Owyhee County, marking a corridor through the arid Owyhee uplands. The landscape is defined by dramatic geological formations and seasonal water sources, including the prominent volcanic outcropping of Black Rocks in the north and the isolated Hole in Rock Lake further south. The map documents a sparsely settled region where terrain features like Deadman Gulch and Hole in Rock speak to the difficulties of early travel. Drainage patterns are established by Sugar Cr and the larger Big Jacks Cr, which carve through the high plateaus near Big Hill. This 2020 survey illustrates the modern status of these historical routes and the preserved character of the southwestern Idaho rangelands.