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2014 Map of Red Mountain

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

USGS Topo · Published 2014

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Red Mountain dominates the central landscape of this Harney County quadrangle, a high point overlooking a high-desert environment defined by sparse water sources and ranching infrastructure. To the northeast, the terrain levels into the Whitehorse Valley, where the Whitehorse Ranch Airfield serves as a remote transportation hub. The land use here is dictated by water availability, evidenced by Buckskin Reservoir Number Four and a series of geothermal and seasonal sources including Hot Spring, Warm Spring, and Twin Springs.

Connectivity across this arid stretch of southeastern Oregon is maintained by Whitehorse Ranch Ln, which skirts the eastern foothills of the mountain. The drainage of Willow Creek provides a natural corridor through the basin-and-range topography. This 2014 survey documents a rugged, working landscape where the Public Land Survey System grid overlaying the terrain highlights the vast sections of territory managed between isolated ranch outposts and natural springs.