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2011 Map of Sawed Horn

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Sawed Horn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

The high desert landscape of Lake County is defined by its vital water management features and isolated ranching outposts. Settled near the center of this remote terrain, the XL Ranch sits adjacent to XL Spring, a critical water source in a region otherwise dominated by seasonal catchments and man-made impoundments. The geography is characterized by volcanic and erosional forms, including the prominent Euchre Butte and the distinctive Sawed Horn formation to the south.

Strategic water features like Kelso Reservoir, Club Reservoir, and the Brattain Reservoir Number 13 indicate a history of land use focused on livestock and survival in the Oregon interior. Numerous named waterholes, such as Forks Waterhole, Button Waterhole, and Brattain Waterhole Number 10, are scattered across the flats, while Shell Rock Canyon provides a rugged break in the topography. Further south, the Duncan Place marks another point of human habitation in this sparsely populated basin.