2023 Map of Sawed Horn

About this map

Sawed Horn and Euchre Butte anchor this high-desert landscape in Lake County, Oregon, where the scarce availability of water is the primary driver of human modification. The land is defined by a sophisticated network of stock-rearing infrastructure, visible through named features such as Brattain Reservoir Number 13, Brattain Waterhole Number 10, and Button Waterhole. This reliance on remote water sources highlights the region's ranching heritage, with large land tracts organized under the Public Land Survey System across townships like t31s r21e and t31s r22e. Beyond the grazing lands, the topography is interrupted by the dramatic incision of Shell Rock Canyon and the presence of the Kelso Reservoir. Local transport is limited to isolated routes like Co RD 2-06, reflecting the vast, open character of this section of the Oregon outback.