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2011 Map of Sled Springs

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

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Feagin Ranch and the high pastures of Olson Meadows define this high-country landscape in Wallowa County, Oregon. This 2011 survey documents a topography of parallel ridges and deep drainage systems, where Kuhn Ridge and Powwatka Ridge run alongside a network of seasonal and perennial waters. The area is characterized by these distinct landforms, including Wayne Butte and the remote grazing lands of Braham Meadows.

Transportation through this high terrain relies on a system of forest and ranch roads, including Mc Allister Ridge Rd and the aptly named Whisky Creek Rd. Numerous watercourses like Sled Creek, Mud Creek, and Evans Creek carve through the landscape, feeding into larger systems such as McAllister Creek. For the local historian or researcher, the map captures the spatial relationship between isolated ranching outposts and the natural barriers of Washboard Ridge and Starvation Ridge.