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2011 Map of Skull Creek Butte

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

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

H L Ranch and Brezniak Ranch anchor this high-desert portion of Harney County, illustrating the isolated ranching outposts that define the Oregon interior. The landscape is marked by dramatic topographic transitions, most notably along the Catlow Rim and through the deep cuts of Coon Canyon and Road Canyon. These features indicate a terrain shaped by erosion and drainage toward the Henry Basin.

Water management in this arid environment is documented through features like the Skull Creek Reservoir and the Alkali Flat Corrals, which suggest a reliance on seasonal flows from Echart Creek and Sixmile Creek. Historic transit routes such as the Echart Grade and Skull Creek Rd provide the primary access through this remote territory, connecting the various ranching operations and the namesake Skull Creek Butte in the southeast.