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1968 Map of Service Buttes

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Service Buttes
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

Oregon Trail remnants cut across the arid landscape of Umatilla County in this late 1960s survey, marking a historic corridor through the high desert. The terrain is defined by the prominent Service Buttes and the winding course of Butter Creek in the northwest. This area serves as a transition between the irrigated lowlands and the higher, more broken country to the south.

Evidence of water management and early ranching infrastructure is visible through features like Courtney Ditch in the Echo Meadows area and several isolated water sources such as Service Springs and Vey Spring. The map also traces a significant Pipeline and various unimproved trails that navigate through Hunt Gulch and Spikes Gulch, illustrating the sparse but vital network of movement across the Service Canyon region.