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1967 Map of Swede Knoll

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Swede Knoll
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge dominates this 1967 survey of Lake County, Oregon. The landscape is defined by a series of high-altitude basins and dry lake beds, including Desert Lake and the smaller Fitzgerald Lake. Located near the western edge of the Great Basin, this area shows a high-desert drainage system characterized by seasonal water bodies and ephemeral features such as Deer Creek and Link Lake.

Tracing the topography from the prominence of Swede Knoll through Black Canyon, the map illustrates a network of primitive transportation routes, including a Jeep Trail winding through Robinson Draw. This mid-century record provides a detailed account of the refuge's hydrologic profile before later environmental shifts, capturing the distinct layout of Twin Lakes and Thunderbird Lake in this isolated corner of the Oregon high desert.