2023 Map of Maupin Butte

About this map

Beaver Creek carves through the northern reaches of this high-plateau landscape in Crook County, where the elevation rises significantly toward the central ridges. The terrain is defined by its verticality, rising from the creek drainage up toward the heights of the surrounding buttes and tables. Maupin Spring provides a critical water source in this arid environment, situated near the headwaters of seasonal drainages that feed into the larger basin. The 2023 survey illustrates a landscape primarily shaped by natural topography and water management, with several small reservoirs and stock tanks punctuating the high ground. These features, along with the network of intermittent streams, reveal the essential relationship between water access and land use in this part of Central Oregon.