2014 Map of Tuff Butte

About this map

Tuff Butte and the Connley Hills dominate this high-desert landscape in northern Lake County, where volcanic landforms define the regional character. The topography is marked by distinctive elevations like Table Rock and Hayes Butte, separated by the passage at Arrow Gap. This area represents a transition from high ridges to the drainage basin of Silver Lake, fed by an intermittent network including Silver Cr, Bunyard Cr, and Murdock Cr. Human activity is primarily traced through the infrastructure of the Fremont Hwy and Christmas Valley Hwy, alongside water management features such as Parks Reservoir. The map reveals the stark isolation of these buttes and the expansive ranching or conservation tracts typical of the Oregon outback, where historical land surveys like t27s r15e partitioned the open range.