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1992 Map of Lawson Mountain

Name: 1992 Topographic Map of Lawson Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1997
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1997

About this map

Och Oco National Forest anchors the southwestern portion of this Central Oregon landscape, where the high desert terrain transitions into timbered ridges and deep gulches. The mapping reveals a land defined by isolation and cattle ranching, most notably at the Fitzgerald Ranch in the north and the nearby Landing Strip situated on a flat bench. A network of seasonally dry watercourses like West Branch Bridge Creek and Thompson Creek carve through the plateau, creating named flats such as Ross Flat and McNeese Flat.

Family history is preserved at the West Branch Cemetery near the center of the quadrangle, a vital landmark for genealogists tracing early settlers in Wheeler County. Distinctive geological formations like Courthouse Rock and Snowshoe Point serve as navigational markers across the varied elevations. The presence of a Prospect near Blake Flat hints at localized mineral exploration in an area otherwise dominated by forestry and open range.