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1982 Map of Mc Carty Butte

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of Mc Carty Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

McCarty Butte rises above a transitional high-desert landscape where the forested slopes of the Fremont National Forest meet the arid expanse of the Fort Rock Valley. The map documents a sparsely populated region of Lake County, defined by isolated ranching infrastructure and seasonal water management. Notable human footprints include the Wastina (Site), appearing here as a remnant of earlier settlement, and the Horse Ranch situated along the boundary between the forest and the valley floor.

Water security is a central theme of this 1982 record, evidenced by numerous named wells such as McCallum Well and Hockman Well, alongside small impoundments like Schumacher Reservoir and Lasater Reservoir. The network of 4wd tracks and the presence of the Summit Station Roadside Rest Area on the northern edge illustrate the era's reliance on rugged transportation routes to navigate the varying elevations between Bell Rim and the flats of Sears Flat.