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2013 Map of John Day Mountain

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of John Day Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Nez Perce National Forest dominates this Idaho landscape, where the terrain is carved by the extensive drainage network of John Day Creek and its many tributaries. The area is defined by sharp elevation changes, rising from the creek beds to prominent heights at John Day Mountain and Southwest Butte. Human activity is sparse, marked primarily by the winding John Day Road and a solitary named point at H Rhett near the western boundary.

The hydrology of the region is notably complex, with the East Fork John Day Creek and South Fork John Day Creek converging in the canyon lands. High-altitude water features like Nut Basin Lake and Martin Spring are tucked away near Nut Basin, illustrating the vertical variety of this wilderness. This survey provides a clear view of the ridgelines that separate these watersheds, including Arrison Ridge and Brushy Ridge.