2020 Map of Sawtooth Ridge

About this map

Whitman National Forest dominates the high-elevation landscape of this 2020 survey, where the border between Union and Baker counties runs along the northern edge. The topography is defined by significant volcanic and geological features, including the Sawtooth Ridge and the Sawtooth Crater, which give way to notable landmarks like Copper Buttes and Table Mtn. In the lower elevations to the south, the terrain opens into the Lower Powder Valley, where the Powder River meanders through a landscape marked by legacy irrigation systems like the Erwin Ditch and Big Creek Ditch. Roads such as Gilkison Mill Rd and Keating Grange Rd suggest a history of resource extraction and rural community organization, connecting the high timberlands to the agricultural valley floor.