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1990 Map of Mule Deer Ridge

Name: 1990 Topographic Map of Mule Deer Ridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

The high ridge-and-canyon country of Och Oco National Forest is defined here by a network of seasonal springs and watercourses that supported the region's late-20th-century ranching and forest management. Rising from the drainage of Antelope Creek, the terrain climbs toward Mule Deer Ridge and the Maury Mountains, where the landscape is dotted with named water sources such as Rarey Spring, Blue Eagle Spring, and Knox Spring.

Remote prospects and gravel pits near Klootchman Creek and Sherwood Creek indicate the localized extraction activities of the era. The presence of Antelope Reservoir and Pine Creek Reservoir highlights the necessity of water storage in this arid portion of the state. Small-scale landmarks like Drake Butte and Bear Flat provide specific points of reference for genealogists and local historians tracing land use and family history in the high desert hinterlands of the 1980s and 1990s.