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2017 Map of White Monument

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of White Monument
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

The Snake River carves a deep path through the Grand Canyon of the Snake River in this 2017 survey, defining the rugged border between Oregon and Idaho. This dramatic vertical landscape is dominated by the Wallowa National Forest to the west and the Payette National Forest to the east. Several flat bars along the river, including Fishers Bar, Eagle Bar, and Big Bar, provide rare level ground in a territory of steep drainages like Schoolmam Gulch and Hardrock Gulch.

Evidence of human habitation and navigation is noted at Helena and the small settlement of Pine Flat, while the impounded waters of the Hells Canyon Reservoir occupy the canyon floor. High points such as White Monument, Sheep Rock, and Kinney Point offer vantage points over the complex system of ridges and gulches, including Sucker Gulch and Red Gulch. The map records the network of forest roads like Nat For Dev RD 106 that provide access to these remote reaches of Wallowa and Adams counties.