Owyhee Mountains

Owyhee Mountains
Mountain Range
Country United States
State Idaho, and Oregon
Region Ore-Ida
District Owyhee County, Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon
Range Owyhee Mountain Range
Landmark Honeycombs
River Owyhee River
Coordinates
Highest point Hayden Peak
 - location Hayden Peak summit, Owyhee County, Farview Idaho
 - elevation 2,556 m (8,386 ft)
Geology Lava rocks, thundereggs
Plant Sagebrush, cheat grass
Animal antelope, deer, elk, coyote, cougar,
chukar, grouse, trout, crappy, catfish, fox
Timezone Mountain (UTC-7)
 - summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
Topo map USGS Cinnabar Mountain
location of Owyhee Mountains in Idaho [1]

The Owyhee Mountains are a mountain range in Owyhee County, Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Owyhee Mountains". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:374291. 

((Mildretta Adams. (1986). Sagebrush Post Offices, A History of the Owyhee Country. Retrieved on Feb 7, 2011.))