Steens Mountain
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| Steens Mountain | |
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 Steens Mountain, looking northwest from the Alvord Desert. |
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| Elevation | 9,733 feet (2,967 m) |
| Location | Harney County, Oregon, USA |
| Range | Steens Mountain |
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| Easiest route | from road: hike |
Steens Mountain is a large fault-block mountain in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Oregon. Located in Harney County, it rises from an elevation of about 4,200 feet (1280 m) at the Alvord Desert, to 9,733 feet (2967 m) at its crest. It is sometimes confused with a mountain range, but is properly a single mountain.
It was called the "Snowy Mountains" during early fur trade, but in 1860 was renamed for U.S. Army Major Steens, who fought Paiute on the mountain.[1]
On October 24, 2000, president Bill Clinton created the Steens Mountain BLM Cooperative Management and Protection Area, a 425,000-acre area. This law protects 1.2 million acres from mining, and 100,000 from cattle grazing.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Loy, Willam G.; Stuart Allan, Aileen R. Buckley, James E. Meecham (2001). Atlas of Oregon. University of Oregon Press, 25. ISBN 0-87114-102-7.
- ^ Karras, Christy (August 16, 2001). Politicians dedicate Steens Mountain preserve. Seattle Post Intelligencer. Retrieved on 2006-11-13.
[edit] External links
- Steens Mountain at PeakBagger.com
- Steens Mountain at oregonphotos.com
- A virtual aerial image looking south across Steens Mountain and the Alvord Desert
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
 The east face of Steens Mountain |
 Little Blitzen Gorge, near the summit of Steens, in June |
 Little Blitzen Gorge, near the summit of Steens, in June |
 Location of Steens Mountain within Oregon |
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