Big Summit Prairie Oregon Map

The audubon society recognizes big summit prairie as an important birding location with sandhill cranes woodpeckers and other pine loving bird species.

Big summit prairie oregon map. The prairie is a five by seven mile basin at an elevation of 4 500 feet and is described by stuart g. The best spot in central oregon to view spring wildflowers. A number of butterfly species frequent the prairie during the summer including the silver bordered meadow fritillary butterfly known from only three oregon. Big summit prairie occupies several thousand acres of the middle portion of the ochoco mountains in central oregon.

Big summit prairie is known for its diversity of wildflowers and birds. Anyone who is interested in visiting big summit prairie can print the free topographic map and street map using the link above. Big summit prairie is displayed on the williams prairie usgs quad topo map. Located at 4 500 elevation in ochoco national forest about 30 miles.

Garrett as an unexpected meadow island in the dramatic old growth ponderosa pine forests. Wildflowers of big summit prairie. Big summit prairie is close to allen creek. Central oregon geographica local explorations hikes for the inquisitive.

Located in the heart of the ochoco mountains big summit prairie is known for its diversity of wildflowers and birds. Privately owned the prairie is surrounded by u s. The property is also 16 miles as the crow flies from the nearest neighbor so. July 15 2017 filed in.

26 ten miles to the northwest. Forest service designated wildflower viewing area with more than a hundred species of native plants including the rare peck s mariposa lily. Big summit prairie is a private ranch of over 55 000 acres featuring flat campgrounds forested areas and a 52 acre lake can you say art boats. Big summit prairie is a u s.

The cat is out of the bag. Geological survey publishes a set of the most commonly used topographic maps of the u s. For sheer variety and extent the loop road around big summit prairie is hard to beat in late may and early june. Called us topo that are separated into rectangular quadrants that are printed at 22 75 x29 or larger.

Privately owned the prairie is surrounded by u s. The prairie is largely privately owned but most of the perimeter is national forest and easily accessed by public roads. Forest service and bureau of land management. Big summit prairie big summit prairie is a plain in oregon and has an elevation of 4498 feet.

Us topo map the usgs u s. Forest service and bureau of land management land and is easily accessible from prineville thirty miles to the west and u s. Big summit prairie is covered by the williams prairie or us topo map quadrant. For the best showing head to the western edge of the prairie.

The location for oregon eclipse 2017 is big summit prairie in the ochoco national forest.