2024 Map of Pixley Basin

About this map

Pixley Basin serves as the focal point of this high-elevation terrain in Owyhee County, where a complex network of springs and gulches defines the water-scarce environment. The landscape is punctuated by prominent peaks including Toy Mtn in the northwest and Rough Mtn to the southeast, illustrating a territory where drainage patterns like Goodman Gulch and Shirtail Gulch dictate movement across the land. Numerous water sources such as Reservation Spring, Doyle Mountain Spring, and Goodman Gulch Spring are mapped with precision, highlighting their critical importance for livestock and wildlife in this part of Idaho. Major drainages like Horse Thief Creek and the South Fork Castle Creek carve through the basin, revealing a topographic structure shaped by seasonal flows. This contemporary survey preserves the traditional nomenclature of the high desert, from Hogpen Gulch to the heights of Black Butte.