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2011 Map of Imnaha

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Imnaha
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

The Imnaha River and its confluence with Big Sheep Creek anchor this topographic view of eastern Oregon. In this remote valley, the small settlement of Imnaha serves as a vital point of interest, where local civic life is represented by The Bridge School, the Imnaha Post Office, and the nearby Imnaha Cemetery located at the base of Cemetery Hill. The landscape is a complex network of steep drainage systems, including Pumpkin Creek and Burcher Canyon, which feed into the primary river valley.

Transportation through this difficult terrain is limited to narrow corridors such as Lower Imnaha RD, Upper Imnaha RD, and Hat Point RD, the latter of which climbs to the Fivemile Viewpoint. The arrangement of these roads and the surrounding canyons like Adams Canyon and Bailey Canyon illustrates the isolation and topographic constraints that have historically dictated human movement and settlement patterns in Wallowa County.