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1990 Map of Telephone Butte

Name: 1990 Topographic Map of Telephone Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

Malheur National Forest encompasses this high-elevation landscape, where the primary human footprint is found at former industrial locations like Lowe Mill (Site) and Old McKinney Mill (Site). These sites, alongside a Gravel Pit, suggest a history of timber and resource extraction that shaped the area long before this 1990 edition. The terrain is defined by a dense network of hydrologic features, with numerous named springs such as Patterson Spring, Two-Bit Spring, and Juniper Flat Spring feeding the headwaters of Alkali Creek and Beaverdam Creek.

Prominent landmarks like Telephone Butte and King Mountain rise above expansive grazing and drainage areas including Cabin Meadow and Perry Meadows. The prevalence of family-named or colloquial spring names throughout the quadrangle, including Lems Spring and Kendall Spring, provides valuable touchpoints for genealogists and local historians tracing the distribution of early water rights and seasonal camps in Harney County.