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1954 Map of Wimer

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Wimer
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

Wimer serves as the focal point for this southern Oregon landscape, situated at the junction of several drainages within the Pleasant Valley. The mid-1950s geography reveals a mountainous region deeply defined by its resource management and timber access, with the Umpqua National Forest blanketing the northern and eastern reaches. Looking at the ridge tops, fire lookouts like King Mtn and Battle Mtn emphasize the importance of early detection in these heavily forested tracts.

The valley floor along Evans Creek shows a pattern of early settlement and rural infrastructure, including the Evans Valley Sch and a Gaging Sta. Numerous gulches and creeks, such as Brass Nail Gulch and Fry Gulch, feed into the larger waterways, while more remote outposts like Pleasant Creek Guard Station and Salt Creek Guard Sta provided administrative hubs for forest operations. Notable clearings like Elderberry Flat and Ash Flat break up the high-elevation terrain, marking specific points of activity in a landscape otherwise dominated by peaks like Quartzmill Peak and Sardine Mtn.