2023 Map of Jump-off Joe Mountain

About this map

Malheur National Forest dominates this high-country landscape along the border of Grant and Harney counties. This 2023 survey documents a complex network of hydrologic sources and drainage basins, including the headwaters of Antelope Creek and South Fork Antelope Creek in the north, and House Creek and Poison Creek to the south. The terrain is defined by several prominent peaks such as Jump-off Joe Mtn and Wolf Mtn, which overlook high-altitude clearings like Wolf Creek Meadow and Bridge Cr Meadow. Numerous named springs, including Kirkwood Spring, Bonde Spring, and Bear Wallow Spring, illustrate the critical water sources that sustain the local ecosystem and range. This modern topographic record captures the area's ongoing importance for forest management and natural resource protection, showing the intricate relationship between the elevated divides of Round Mtn and the branching flow of the West Fork Wolf Creek.