2014 Map of Sixmile Draw

About this map

Frenchglen Rd cuts a diagonal path across this arid landscape in Harney County, providing the primary access through a region defined by seasonal water sources and distinct rimrock. The eponymous Sixmile Draw (also labeled as Six Mile Draw in its southern reaches) drains the central terrain, where isolated water points like the Murphy Waterhole and Outside Waterhole were essential for livestock and local range management. High desert features such as Gray Buttes and Black Rim provide vertical relief against the winding course of Rock Cr, which meanders through the northern and eastern sections of the quadrangle. The placement of these waterholes relative to the county line between Harney and Lake counties highlights the area's history as open range and transition country for early 21st-century ranching operations.