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The Oregon High Desert is a region of the U.S. state of Oregon located east of the Cascade Range and south of the Blue Mountains, in the central and eastern parts of the state. Divided into a southern region and a northern region, the desert covers most of five Oregon counties and averages 4,000 feet (1,200 m) above sea level.
Glass Buttes are located in Oregon's high desert in the northeast corner of Lake County, approximately 70 miles (110 km) southeast of Bend and 50 miles (80 km) west of Burns. The nearest settlement is the small unincorporated community of Hampton, Oregon , located 10 miles (16 km) northwest of the buttes.
Owyhee Desert, in southwestern Idaho, northern Nevada, and southeastern Oregon. Y P Desert, a portion of the Owyhee Desert in Idaho; Oregon High Desert, aka "Great Sandy Desert", eastern Oregon Alvord Desert, a dry lake bed. Northwest Lahontan subregion in Nevada-part of the Northern Basin and Range (ecoregion) Black Rock Desert, a dry lake bed.
Sandy is a city located in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States, settled c. 1853 and named after the nearby Sandy River. [5] Located in the foothills of the Cascade Mountain Range , the city serves as the western gateway to the Mount Hood Corridor , and is located approximately 27 miles (43 km) east of Portland .
Jonsrud Viewpoint is a viewpoint located in the city of Sandy in the U.S. state of Oregon. The viewpoint offers telescopes and expansive views of Mount Hood and the Sandy River Valley, [2] as well as the "Devil's Backbone," a ridge named by pioneers who were traveling on the Barlow Trail. [3] The site has been considered one of the "best views ...
The museum was founded by Donald M. Kerr, a native of Portland, Oregon. [1] [2] Kerr had a passion for natural history that inspired the creation of the museum. [1]In 1974, Kerr established the Western Natural History Institute, and the High Desert Museum was an outgrowth of the institute opening in 1982.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 January 2025. Historic migration route spanning Independence, MO–Oregon City, OR For other uses, see Oregon Trail (disambiguation). The Oregon Trail The route of the Oregon Trail shown on a map of the western United States from Independence, Missouri (on the eastern end) to Oregon City, Oregon (on ...
The Oregon Desert is a non-fiction book about the high desert region of eastern Oregon. It highlights both the people and natural history of Oregon's high desert country using serious science, first-hand narrative history, and humorous anecdotal stories. It was written by E. R. Jackman and R. A. Long. The book was first published in 1964 and ...