Owyhee Desert
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The Owyhee Desert is a remote, high-elevation sagebrush and canyon desert region spanning parts of Idaho, Oregon, and Nevada in the northwestern United States.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hart Mountain area | 1 |
| Owyhee Uplands | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
desert
ⓘ
geographic region ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Snake River Plain ⓘ |
| biodiversityFeature |
pronghorn habitat
ⓘ
raptor nesting areas ⓘ sage-grouse habitat ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| containsProtectedArea |
Bruneau–Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness
ⓘ
Owyhee Canyonlands (Oregon portion) ⓘ
surface form:
Owyhee River Wilderness
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| elevation | high-elevation ⓘ |
| geology |
basalt cliffs
ⓘ
volcanic plateaus ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType | sagebrush steppe ⓘ |
| hasHydrologyFeature |
Bruneau River
ⓘ
Jarbidge River NERFINISHED ⓘ Owyhee River ⓘ |
| hasLandform |
badlands
ⓘ
canyons ⓘ mesas ⓘ plateaus ⓘ |
| hasNameEtymology |
Owyhee derived from early spelling of Hawaii
ⓘ
Owyhee Canyonlands (Oregon portion) ⓘ
surface form:
named after Owyhee River
|
| hasVegetation |
big sagebrush
ⓘ
bunchgrasses ⓘ |
| humanUse |
ranching
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ |
| knownFor |
deep river canyons
ⓘ
remoteness ⓘ sagebrush landscapes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Idaho
ⓘ
Nevada ⓘ Oregon ⓘ Pacific Northwest ⓘ western United States ⓘ
surface form:
northwestern United States
|
| managedBy |
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
ⓘ
surface form:
Bureau of Land Management
|
| partOf |
Great Basin
ⓘ
Intermountain West ⓘ Owyhee Desert self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Owyhee Uplands
|
| recreationActivity |
camping
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ hunting ⓘ rafting ⓘ |
| regionType | cold desert ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
High Desert (Oregon)
this entity surface form:
Hart Mountain area
this entity surface form:
Owyhee Uplands