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2024 Map of Quartz Mountain

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Quartz Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

Umpqua National Forest defines this high-elevation landscape in Douglas County, where a network of forest service roads and trails connects numerous peaks and remote clearings. The terrain is characterized by prominent summits like Quartz Mountain and Snowbird Mountain, interspersed with high-country openings such as Horse Prairie and Yellow Jacket Glade. Small, secluded water bodies including Dead Cow Lake and Lake in the Woods are tucked between ridges, serving as vital drainage points for the many named creeks that carve through the forest.

Transportation throughout the region relies heavily on a complex system of numbered Forest Service trails, such as Snowbird Trail and the Cavitt Tie Trail. These routes follow the natural contours of the land, linking landmarks like Cinderella Spring and Calf Ridge. The spatial arrangement of these prairies and glades suggests a history of grazing or natural clearings maintained within the dense timber of the Oregon Cascades.