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1992 Map of Prairie Hill

Name: 1992 Topographic Map of Prairie Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1997
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1997

About this map

The Ochogo Mountains define the high-country landscape of this Crook County region during the early 1990s. The northern reaches are characterized by high-altitude terrain including Prairie Hill and the broad Horse Prairie, separated by the passage at Kelly Gap. This survey captures a hydrological network essential for the high-desert environment, dotted with dozens of specific water sources such as Pine Spring, Coin Spring, and the uniquely named Spring Section Eleven Spring.

South of the Ochogo National Forest boundary, the terrain transitions toward the canyon of the Crooked River. The drainage patterns of Lost Creek and Sheep Rock Creek illustrate the watershed's complexity, while Teaters Road provides one of the few named terrestrial arteries through the area. Multiple quarries and stock ponds scattered across the township lines indicate a landscape managed for both resource extraction and livestock, typical of the public lands in central Oregon during this era.