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2011 Map of Powell Butte

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

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Powell Butte serves as the primary hub of this high desert landscape in Crook County, dominated by the prominent rising landforms of the Powell Buttes. The settlement pattern reflects the agricultural and residential development of the early 21st century, with a dense network of local roads such as SW Powell Butte Hwy and SW Mount Hood Way providing access to outlying homesteads. The Powell Butte Post Office remains a central landmark for this rural community.

Water is a defining but intermittent presence here, marked by the winding course of the Dry River and the isolated basins of Shumway Lake. The inclusion of Picket Spring suggests localized water sources that historically sustained life in this arid environment. The road names, including SW Mount Adams Loop and SE McCaffery Rd, trace the modern grid that has been overlaid upon the rugged terrain of the Oregon interior.