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The high desert of Oregon is located in the central and southeastern parts of the state. It covers approximately 24,000 square miles (62,000 km 2), extending approximately 200 miles (320 km) from central Oregon east to the Idaho border and 130 miles (210 km) from central Oregon south to the Nevada border. [1]
In 1974, Kerr established the Western Natural History Institute, and the High Desert Museum was an outgrowth of the institute opening in 1982. [1] [3] The museum was originally called the Oregon High Desert Museum; however, the name was later changed to recognize the regional nature of the high desert environment it highlights. Seated on a 135 ...
Emigrants marked their path on this juniper limb, found southeast of present-day Redmond, Oregon.The limb is now on display in the Deschutes County Museum. Meek Cutoff was a horse trail road that branched off the Oregon Trail in northeastern Oregon and was used as an alternate emigrant route to the Willamette Valley in the mid-19th century.
Donald M. Kerr (1946 – February 4, 2015) was an American wildlife biologist and conservationist.He founded the High Desert Museum in Bend, Oregon. [1] Kerr led the museum for sixteen years, helping it develop and expand to become one of Central Oregon's most popular tourist attractions.
The high desert in the Warm Springs Indian Reservation with Mount Jefferson in the background. The Warm Springs Indian Reservation consists of 1,019 square miles (2,640 km 2) in north-central Oregon, in the United States, and is governed by the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs.
Bend is a city in Central Oregon and the county seat of Deschutes County, Oregon, United States.It is located to the east of the Cascade Range, on the Deschutes River.. The site became known by pioneers as a fordable crossing point of the river, where it ran through a bend.
Oregon's geographical center is further west than any of the other 48 contiguous states (although the westernmost point of the lower 48 states is in Washington). Central Oregon's geographical features range from high desert and volcanic rock formations resulting from lava beds. The Oregon Badlands Wilderness is in this region of the state. [9]
Smith Rock State Park is a state park located in central Oregon's High Desert near the communities of Redmond and Terrebonne. The day-use area of the park is open daily from dawn to dusk. The park also has a camping area as well that accommodates tent camping only. Its sheer cliffs of tuff and basalt are ideal for rock climbing of all ...