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2017 Map of Homestead

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Homestead
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Snake River canyons carve a deep boundary between Oregon and Idaho in this 2017 survey of the Homestead area. The landscape is dominated by the dramatic elevation changes of the Wallowa Mountains and the regulated waters of Hells Canyon Reservoir. This terrain, shared by the Wallowa National Forest, Whitman National Forest, and Payette National Forest, highlights a region defined by its isolation and steep geography. Historically significant transport routes like the Kleinschmidt Grade and Homestead Rd trace the rugged edges of the river corridor.

The small settlement of Homestead and the nearby Oxbow Airport serve as modern markers in a landscape otherwise defined by natural features like Windy Ridge and Bull Gulch. Genealogists and local historians can locate the Copperfield-Homestead Cem near the southern edge of the map, providing a tangible link to the mining and pioneer families who once worked these canyon walls along creeks like Ballard Cr and McGraw Cr.