2020 Map of Mahogany Butte

About this map

Mahogany Butte and Mahogany Mtn anchor this high-elevation landscape along the boundary of Harney and Lake Counties. The terrain is defined by a series of critical water sources essential for livestock and wildlife in the high desert, including Buckaroo Spring, Lick Spring, and the Dropoff Waterhole. Human presence is marked primarily by rugged transit routes such as Mahogany Mountain Rd and Buckaroo Pass Rd, which navigate the steep shifts in elevation between Ryegrass Valley and prominent summits like Shirks Lookout. This area serves as a transit corridor for those moving between the basins, evidenced by the named passes and the network of springs like Sunrise Spring and North Highland Spring that dot the drainages of East Road Gulch and West Road Gulch.