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L C UNIT i t t l n e o d c R n B i Perennial Stream Roux Place k R e u e t r t T39S R32E 0 C e T39S R34E 00 5 R w S d 18 lo 17 16 15 14 13 17 16 t 13 l 15 14 13 18 17 00 Intermittent Stream 18 17 16 15 14 13 18 15 e 14 18 i 17 16 7 r 0 W g Ladycomb Peak e Robbers Roost T39S R33E n 600 T39S R36E 0 T39S R35E 6234 C Perennial Lake a d b k R i e r Box Canyon Oleachea Place n re ALVORD VALLEY u C p Res k R Sherburn Ranch S e Horse Creek Box Canyon e d x r w u o k C ll e 19 20 o i e Intermittent Lake r R 21 22 23 24 19 19 20 23 24 W 20 21 22 23 24 19 20 0 k 20 21 22 23 24 21 22 19 e t C 0 u 0 e Rincon Flat 6 r o C g Snake Den Butte 5 u 000 w 0 D Oleachea Pass Outerkirk Ranch lo 0 l Di 0 ek Trout Dry Lake o p 5 e 4913 H Cr Cr eek ng llow Lo Wi Trout Creek Ranch d Little R 70 Stergen Cabin Marsh Fo d 00 25 Silvey o 27 n 30 29 th Dip Spring Ranch 28 il 26 30 E 26 29 l 25 29 28 27 26 25 30 25 29 28 27 30 s Res 29 28 27 26 30 Whitehorse Ranch Ln Roux Spg n 0 R 0 d o 50 g d e Powerline R r O Dip Spg g n n N i orth F r o ork W k p c illow ree S C n re C i Machine Meadows ek k R od Calderwood Ranch 100 Foot Contour Holmes Spg c wo o n 31 32 tto Grove Place 33 34 d 35 36 R 0 o 31 36 32 R 31 32 33 34 0 35 36 31 32 33 34 35 36 C 32 34 35 50 eek k le Cr in Whiskey Canyon Spg itt c na 33 31 a L rizo t Res a A n l Bronco Spg Creek u B low 1000 Foot Index Contour o Wil M k e or n F o th L u o 6 k S 0 ee 0 Cr 0 w Tumtum ** Oregon High Desert Trail begins at the Oregon/Nevada border near McLean Cabin lo Catlow 6 5 4 3 2 1 at 3 Lake 1 6 5 1 6 5 4 3 2 1 6 5 4 3 2 6 5 C 4 Place 2 Denio, NV, and follows a 150+ mile corridor through SE Harney County and Willow Creek Pockets through the crest of Steens Mountain; Part of the Oregon State Parks Recreation Lone Mountain Spg Trail System; Limited tread construction; Corridor concept - pick your route; 0 0 70 42°7’30"N See Desert Trail Association Series of Guides for detailed trail information 42°7’30"N d Reynolds Ranch Long Hollow Spg R k Stergen h e g e u 10 d Rough Canyon Meadows o 9 r 7 8 10 11 12 7 12 10 11 12 l 7 8 8 9 10 11 7 8 9 8 9 11 12 R C 7 S d z Owens Ranch R d R k 00 t 0 A 7 t e o r l n e 70 i s e 0 b e 0 o r e y D u Lone Mountain 6000 P se C P a d C 5 8 0 e 0 0 d Lone Mountain 0 0 R k - o 6658 ee 0 0 Cr e 0 o 0 s v 5 aw 000 r o w 5 D r e 18 n iv G F Ten r Creek Red Point o 17 Olive t 18 16 15 14 13 18 17 16 15 14 13 18 17 16 15 14 Cent 13 Pueblo Mountain 17 16 15 14 13 18 17 t Five Draws o Meadows C T40S R33E T40S R34E 8632 T40S R32E k ee k Cr ee 6000 r 0 C se 0 n k u 80 yo ree o n sto C h a Mode e 0 C n 800 19 20 o 24 21 22 23 24 19 20 21 22 23 h 24 19 20 t 21 7 22 23 19 20 21 22 23 24 19 20 g S 0 5000 ou 00 R e 0 l 00 T40S R36E 00 t 7 0 t 6 i L Pete Miller Ranch 5 00 Colony C 0 Van Horn Basin re ek T40S R35E 30 29 28 29 27 26 25 30 29 28 27 26 25 30 k 29 28 27 26 25 30 29 28 27 26 25 30 ee Cr 7000 e 5000 us ho ne to 50 S 0 0 Colony Ranch C he rry L o n g D r a w Cre Alvord Desert k ek 5 33 e Oregon End Table 00 re 31 32 33 34 35 0 C 31 36 31 32 33 34 35 36 31 32 34 35 36 31 32 33 34 35 36 32 st a 60 E 00 0 60 0 Aspen In The Pueblo Mountains Van Horn d Cr R Oregon End Table d ee gh Horse Trap R k lou o S ebl 5501 Pu 6 5 4 3 2 1 6 5 4 3 2 1 6 5 4 3 2 Denio Basin 1 6 5 4 3 2 1 6 5 012 0 0 Miles k 0 e 7 O re r C T41S R35E eg 5000 o s n s Monument Basin T41S R36E a E P n d O’Conner Homestead Note: No warranty is made by the Bureau of Land Management T D a b T41S R33E e le n as to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of these data i Rd o Propener Meadows for individual or aggregate use with other data.
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