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1989 Map of Red Butte

Name: 1989 Topographic Map of Red Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

The Umpqua National Forest defines this Douglas County landscape, where the Little River and its numerous tributaries carve through the timberlands. In the late 1980s, this area served as a focal point for forestry management and recreation, anchored by the Wolf Creek F.S. Station and a series of campgrounds including Wolf Creek Campground, Little River Camp, and Emile Creek Campground. The map reveals a network of resource extraction and fire overwatch, featuring a Lookout Tower atop Red Butte and several Borrow Pits and a Quarry used for road maintenance.

Water management and natural terrain dictate the layout of the region, from the seasonal Cavitt Lake to named drainages like Wolf Creek and Cavitt Creek. Notable landmarks for navigation through the forest include Sugar Pine Flat, Sampson Butte, and Tanners Pass. The transition between the R 3 W and R 2 W ranges, as well as the T 27 S and T 28 S townships, provides a structural framework for researchers tracing specific forest allotments or historical land use patterns along the Little River Road.