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1998 Map of Pelican Butte

Name: 1998 Topographic Map of Pelican Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2000
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2000

About this map

Pelican Butte dominates the southern landscape of this 1998 survey, standing as a prominent landmark within the Winema National Forest. The map documents a high-altitude wilderness defined by an extraordinary density of small mountain lakes, including the Dwarf Lakes Area and the Sky Lakes Area. These water bodies, such as Lake Sonya, Lake Isherwood, and the Heavenly Twin Lakes, are connected by an intricate network of footpaths like the Sky Lakes Trail and the Donna Lake Trail.

Logistical and scientific infrastructure is evident in the presence of the SCS Weather Station and a Lookout Tower Communication Tower atop the primary peak. The map also traces the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail as it winds along the boundary between the Rogue River National Forest and the Sky Lakes Wilderness, illustrating the preservation of this backcountry corridor at the close of the twentieth century.