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2023 Map of Westfall

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Westfall
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Westfall and Harper anchor this high-desert landscape in Malheur County, where the transition from rugged rangeland to irrigated agriculture is clearly visible. The settlement at Westfall is marked by the presence of the Westfall Cem, situated north of the winding Bully Creek. To the south, the community of Harper sits near the Harper Valley, a vital corridor shaped by the Vale Oregon Main Canal and the Rocky Hollow Branch.

Water management defines the local geography, from the Hart Crl Reservoir and Allotment Four Reservoir to the numerous named springs like Gap Spring and Burnt Willow Spring. Transportation history is preserved in the alignments of the Old Stage Rd and Old Mail Rd, which likely followed earlier transit corridors through the drainage basins of Wiser Creek and Cottonwood Creek. The high point of Danger Point overlooks this network of creeks and seasonal washes, illustrating the essential relationship between water sources and early high-desert settlement.