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2023 Map of Jackass Butte

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Jackass Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

The Snake River carves a deep canyon through the high desert of Owyhee County, defining the central landscape of this survey. Prominent elevations like Jackass Butte and Black Butte rise above the riverbanks, overlooking the sprawling Orchard Combat Training Center that occupies the northern plateaus. Evidence of the region's historical transit is preserved in the path of the Emigrant Trl, which skirts the canyon's edge near Cloudburst Wash and Cloudburst Gulch.

Agricultural development is concentrated in the southern lowlands, where the Grand View Irrigation District Canal provides water to the level lands of Chattin Flat. Local road names such as Missile Base Rd and Mud Flat Rd hint at the varied military and ranching history of this corner of Idaho. The confluence of Rabbit Creek and Carter Creek into the main river channel illustrates the drainage patterns typical of this arid, high-relief terrain.