2014 Map of Summerville

About this map

Summerville sits at the edge of the Grande Ronde Valley in this Union County survey, where the valley floor abruptly meets the steep timberlands of the Whitman National Forest. The landscape is defined by the transition from irrigated agriculture to the west, marked by water management features like Wrights Reservoirs, Ordell Ditch, and Dobbin Ditch, to the dramatic elevation of Mt Emily. The terrain to the west is a complex network of named canyons and ridges, including Coon Canyon, Indian Trail Canyon, and the curiously named Fiddlers Hell. Numerous mountain springs such as Crystal Spring, Grandview Spring, and Mint Spring feed the creek systems that descend toward the valley floor, illustrating the vital water sources that supported both forestry and low-land farming in this part of Oregon.