2014 Map of Locust Butte

About this map

Locust Butte rises from the high desert terrain of the Oregon interior, serving as a central landmark for this sparsely populated region of Harney and Lake counties. This 2014 survey captures a landscape defined by its water management and transportation corridors, where essential resources are marked by Locust Butte Reservoir and several livestock-critical sites such as Highway Lake Waterhole and Shroder Waterhole. The map illustrates the meeting of key regional transit routes, including the Lakeview-Burns Hwy and the Christmas Valley Hwy. To the northeast, the isolated Wagontire Airport provides a remote aviation waypoint, while the drainage of Lower Venator Crk snakes through the southern portion of the quadrangle. The survey provides an exacting look at the Public Land Survey System grid, highlighting the boundary between Lake and Harney counties as it cuts through the sagebrush and basin landscape.