2014 Map of Lookout Lake

About this map

Lookout Lake and the surrounding high desert terrain of southern Malheur County are captured in this 2014 survey. The landscape is defined by its water management and volcanic geography, featuring Airplane Reservoir and the Black Butte Lake Reservoir. High points such as Willow Creek Butte and Mahogany Butte overlook the drainage basins of Toppin Cr and Tent Cr, which carve through the arid plateaus. Remote access to this corner of Oregon is provided by the primitive Airplane Reservoir Rd and Tent Creek Rd, which follow the natural contours and ridges of the area. This map reveals a late-20th-century ranching and resource-management landscape, where named features like McGinnis Ridge point to the area's history of land use and navigation.