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)[1] |
| Location | Harney County, Oregon, USA |
| Prominence | 4,373 feet (1,333 m)[2] |
| Coordinates | [3] |
| Topo map | USGS Wildhorse Lake |
| 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 (1,280 m) above the Alvord Desert. 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 Enoch Steen, who fought and drove off members of the Paiute tribe on the mountain.[4] [5]
On October 24, 2000, president Bill Clinton created the Steens Mountain BLM Cooperative Management and Protection Area, a 425,000 acres (1,720 km²) area. This law protects 1,200,000 acres (4,900 km²) from mining, and 100,000 acres (400 km²) from cattle grazing.[6]
Steens Mountain is also host to Steens Mountain Running Camp, a nationally known[7] cross country training camp that has been held on the mountain since 1975.[8][9]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Northwest GeoData Clearinghouse. Department of Geology: Portland State University. Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
- ^ Steens Mountain, Oregon. Peakbagger.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
- ^ USGS GNIS: Steens Mountain. Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
- ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur [1928] (2003). Oregon Geographic Names, Seventh Edition, Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 0-87595-277-1 (trade paperback), ISBN 0-87595-278-X (hardcover).
- ^ 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 (2001-08-16). Politicians dedicate Steens Mountain preserve. Seattle Post Intelligencer. Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
- ^ Upcoming Oregon running camps give young runners a new outlook. TrailRunner Magazine. Retrieved on 2008-04-01.
- ^ Home page. Steens Mountain Running Camp. Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
- ^ Steens Mountain Running Camp. YouthRunner Magazine. Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
[edit] External links
- NGS Data Sheet for STEENS. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved on 2008-04-02. Not at highest point.
- Steens Mountain. OregonPotos.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-02.</ref>
- Steens Mountain Wilderness. Wilderness.net. Retrieved on 2008-04-02.</ref>
- Virtual aerial image looking south across Steens Mountain and the Alvord Desert. California Geographical Survey. Retrieved on 2008-04-02.</ref>
 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 |
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