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2011 Map of Pilot Butte

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Pilot Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

The Crooked River winds through this central Oregon landscape, anchored by the prominent Pilot Butte and the surrounding high desert terrain of Crook County. Agricultural life is centered along the river valley, where long-standing properties like Porfily Ranch, Shorty Davis Ranch, and Riverside Ranch are situated. These ranching outposts define the human footprint in an area otherwise characterized by significant natural features like Box Canyon and the broad expanse of Dixie Meadows.

A complex network of secondary roads and trails, such as Burma Rd and SE Conant Basin Rd, provides access to the drainage systems of Wickiup Creek and Mule Creek. The map documents a sparsely populated but deeply established ranching region, where terrain features like Long Hollow and numerous seasonal creeks like Lawson Creek and Lucky Creek dictate the movement and settlement patterns of the local inhabitants.