Greenhorn Mountain (6252)

The Greenhorn Mountain roadless area is located on the Wallowa -Whitman (160 acres), Umatilla, and Malheur National Forests in Grant and Baker County, Oregon. The area includes the headwaters of Lake Creek and the South Fork of Desolation Creek. It is also a main source of water for Clear Creek. This is important in light of the role Clear Creek plays in Chinook salmon production in the John Day River system. The area is characterized by alpine and subalpine topography including glacial activity with cirque basins and rocky outcrops along with steep ridge side slopes. Timber species common to the area are western larch, Douglas-fir, Engelmann spruce, lodgepole pine, alpine fir and white-bark pine. The area has very high scenic values and is adjacent to the Vinegar Hill-Indian Rock Scenic Area.

Vinegar Hill

lies approximately one mile to the west, off the picture.

Marble Point (6271)

The Marble Point roadless area is located about eight miles west of Baker and includes a large portion of the Baker City Municipal Watershed. It includes the southernmost portion of the Elkhorn divide. West of the divide the area is nontimbered grassland with numerous rock outcrops. East of the ridge timber extends nearly to the top.

Looking west across the roadless area. The peaks to the right are within the Twin Mountain Roadless Area which is separated from Marble Point by the Marble Creek Road and a power line corridor.

Twin Mountain (6273)

The Twin Mountain roadless area is located about 20 miles northwest of Baker in Baker and Grant Counties, Oregon. The area encompasses most of the Elkhorn Mountain Range and includes numerous mountain peaks, deep canyons, several small lakes, streams and scenic geological features. The west side is tributary to the John Day River system and the east side is tributary to the Powder River system, a tributary of the Snake. Elevations range from 5,000 feet to 8,900 feet. Canyons and north slopes below 8,000 feet are heavily timbered. A small portion of this roadless area is within the Baker City Municipal Watershed.

Effects of glaciation are noticeable throughout the high country with numerous cirque basins and high lakes such as Lost, Meadow, Van Patten, Crawfish and Baldy. The area is apparently mineralized as evidenced by numerous mining claims scattered throughout the area. Five reservoirs that supply downstream irrigation lie within this area.

Also located within the Twin Mountain Roadless Area is the Anthony Lakes Limited Area which was set aside in 1946 by the Regional Forester. It contains approximately 12,640 acres. The boundaries encompass the high country astride the Elkhorns in the vicinty of Anthony Lakes, Dutch Flat Creek, upper North Fork John Day River and portions of the Rock Creek drainages. This area was set aside primarily for big game summer range and recreation use. No grazing by domestic livestock is permitted. The limited area designation is to be replaced by land allocations made through the Burnt Powder Land Management Environmental Statement.

Boulder Park (6282)

The Boulder Park roadless area is contiguous to the Eagle Cap Wilderness. It is drained by Eagle Creek, a tributary of the Powder River. The lands along the Wilderness boundary are rugged and scenic. The area levels out into gentle, heavily timbered country as it gets further from the Wilderness boundary. Bennett Peak at 7,099 feet elevation is a prominent landmark of the area. A few mining claims extend over the divide west of Eagle Creek into Bradley Gulch.

The Boulder Park Resort is on Eagle Creek in the
left center of the picture.

Little Eagle Meadows (6283)

The Little Eagle Meadows roadless area is similar to the Boulder Park roadless area which lies immediately to the west. The northern boundary joins the Eagle Cap Wilderness. The northern half of the area is, for the most part, in the Alpine - Subalpine Zone while the lower reaches are in the Principal Forest. The area drains into Eagle Creek, a tributary of the Powder River. Effects of glaciation are evident in Little Kettle, Kettle, Park and Little Eagle Creeks. There is evidence of mining near Cornucopia Peak.