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2014 Map of Powell Buttes

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Powell Buttes
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Powell Buttes dominates the central landscape of this High Desert region where the borders of Deschutes County and Crook County meet. The terrain is defined by dramatic volcanic features and named outcrops such as Rooster Comb and Hat Rock, while the water system relies on a series of critical points like Wells Spring, Dempsey Spring, and Statz Spring. These water sources highlight the historic necessity of reliable springs in an arid environment before modern infrastructure.

The northeastern corner of the map follows the winding path of the Crooked River and the S Crooked River Hwy. In the southern half, the land opens into deeper topographic relief near Swartz Canyon. A dense grid of local residential roads in the northwest, including SW Happy Days Ln and SW Desert Sage Ln, illustrates the 21st-century transition from open rangeland to rural residential development along the Or-126 corridor.