2014 Map of Wildhorse Lake

About this map

Steens Mtn dominates this high-elevation landscape, where the glacial carving of Kiger Gorge and Wildhorse Canyon reveals the dramatic verticality of the Harney County interior. The drainage pattern is complex and radial, with the Little Blitzen River flowing west while other systems like Kiger Cr and Cottonwood Cr move toward the basins below. High-altitude water bodies including Wildhorse Lake and Little Wildhorse Lake sit nestled in steep cirques, serving as the headwaters for the eponymous Wildhorse Cr. Prominent landmarks such as Devine Rock and Castle Rock Cr provide orientation points in this uninhabited terrain, which is largely defined by the Public Land Survey System grids of Township 32 and 33 South. The map illustrates the harsh environmental character of the high desert range, where water is the primary architect of the land.