High Desert
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High Desert is a sparsely populated, arid region in eastern and central Oregon known for its sagebrush plains, volcanic landscapes, and wide-open skies.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| High Desert region of Oregon | 5 |
| High Desert of Oregon | 4 |
| High Desert canonical | 3 |
| Oregon high desert | 2 |
| High Desert (Oregon) | 1 |
| High Desert of Central Oregon | 1 |
| High Desert of eastern Oregon | 1 |
| High Desert region | 1 |
| High Desert transition zone | 1 |
| Oregon High Desert | 1 |
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical area
ⓘ
region ⓘ |
| contains |
Alvord Desert
ⓘ
Baker County (partial) ⓘ Crook County (partial) ⓘ Deschutes County ⓘ
surface form:
Deschutes County (partial)
Fort Rock–Christmas Lake Valley ⓘ Harney County ⓘ Owyhee Desert ⓘ
surface form:
Hart Mountain area
High Lava Plains ⓘ Jefferson County ⓘ
surface form:
Jefferson County (partial)
Klamath County, Oregon ⓘ
surface form:
Klamath County (partial)
Lake County (partial) ⓘ Malheur County (partial) ⓘ Newberry Volcano ⓘ
surface form:
Newberry National Volcanic Monument (eastern portions)
Oregon Badlands Wilderness ⓘ Owyhee Canyonlands (Oregon portion) ⓘ Steens Mountain foothills ⓘ Warm Springs Reservation (partial) ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | typically 1,000–1,800 meters ⓘ |
| hasAveragePrecipitation | low annual precipitation ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristicFauna |
coyotes
ⓘ
mule deer ⓘ pronghorn ⓘ sage-grouse ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristicFlora |
big sagebrush
ⓘ
bunchgrasses ⓘ |
| hasClimate |
arid climate
ⓘ
semi-arid climate ⓘ |
| hasGeology |
basaltic lava flows
ⓘ
tuff and ash deposits ⓘ volcanic origin ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeFeature |
basalt outcrops
ⓘ
buttes ⓘ dry lake beds ⓘ lava fields ⓘ sagebrush plains ⓘ volcanic plateaus ⓘ wide-open skies ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
federal land management
ⓘ
public rangeland ⓘ |
| hasSeasonalCharacteristic |
cold winters
ⓘ
hot, dry summers ⓘ |
| hasSkyCondition | frequent clear skies ⓘ |
| hasTopography | high-elevation plateau ⓘ |
| hasVegetation | sagebrush steppe ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dryland agriculture
ⓘ
geologic features ⓘ outdoor recreation ⓘ ranching ⓘ sparsely populated settlements ⓘ stargazing ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Oregon
ⓘ
central Oregon ⓘ eastern Oregon ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| managedBy |
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
ⓘ
surface form:
Bureau of Land Management (large areas)
U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Forest Service (some areas)
|
| nearbyCity |
Bend, Oregon
ⓘ
Burns, Oregon ⓘ Lakeview, Oregon ⓘ Ontario, Oregon ⓘ Prineville, Oregon ⓘ Redmond, Oregon ⓘ |
| partOf |
Great Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Basin region (partial)
Intermountain West ⓘ |
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
High Desert of Oregon
this entity surface form:
High Desert transition zone
subject surface form:
Eastern Oregon
this entity surface form:
High Desert (Oregon)
this entity surface form:
Oregon high desert
subject surface form:
Malheur County, Oregon
this entity surface form:
High Desert region of Oregon
this entity surface form:
High Desert of Oregon
this entity surface form:
High Desert of Oregon
subject surface form:
Madras, Oregon
this entity surface form:
High Desert region of Oregon
subject surface form:
Redmond, Oregon
this entity surface form:
High Desert of Central Oregon
this entity surface form:
High Desert region
this entity surface form:
High Desert region of Oregon
this entity surface form:
Oregon High Desert
this entity surface form:
High Desert region of Oregon
this entity surface form:
Oregon high desert
this entity surface form:
High Desert of eastern Oregon
this entity surface form:
High Desert of Oregon