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High Desert Museum. / 43.96589; -121.34148. The High Desert Museum is located near Bend, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1982, it brings regional wildlife, culture, art and natural resources together to promote an understanding of natural and cultural heritage of North America's high desert country.
43.316053°N 118.78418°W. / 43.316053; -118.78418. 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 ...
The Oregon Badlands Wilderness is a 29,301-acre (11,858 ha) wilderness area located east of Bend in Deschutes and Crook counties in the U.S. state of Oregon.The wilderness is managed by the Bureau of Land Management as part of the National Landscape Conservation System and was created by the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, which was signed into law by President Barack Obama on 30 ...
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.
Oregon Badlands near the west end of the trail with a mixture of sage, pine, tumulus, and ash-like soil. The Oregon Desert Trail is a network [1] of trails, cross country travel and two-track dirt roads across the Oregon High Desert. The trail is approximately 750 miles long, [2] with termini located near Bend, Oregon, and near the Idaho border ...
Smith Rock itself is a 3,200-foot (980 m)-high ridge (above sea level) with a sheer cliff-face overlooking a bend in the Crooked River (elev. 2,600 ft = 792.5 m), making the cliffs about 600 feet (182.9 meters) high. Wildlife. There is abundant wildlife in and around the park. Mule deer and many small mammals are common in the park.
High Desert Discovery Scenic Byway Scenic byway highlighted in green Route information Length 127 mi (204 km) Existed 2003–present Component highways OR 78 OR 205 Major junctions North end Burns South end Fields Location Country United States State Oregon Counties Harney Highway system Oregon Highways Interstate US State Named Scenic The High Desert Discovery Scenic Byway is a 127-mile-long ...
Bend, Oregon. / 44.050°N 121.300°W / 44.050; -121.300. 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 was ran through a bend.