Steens Mountain Wilderness

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Steens Mountain Wilderness is a remote, high-elevation protected area in southeastern Oregon known for its dramatic fault-block mountain, deep glacial gorges, and expansive desert vistas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf protected area
wilderness area
accessRoad Steens Mountain Loop Road NERFINISHED
biome alpine tundra
sagebrush steppe
contains Big Indian Gorge NERFINISHED
Kiger Gorge NERFINISHED
Little Blitzen Gorge NERFINISHED
Wildhorse Canyon NERFINISHED
aspen groves
glacial cirques
rimrock cliffs
subalpine meadows
country United States of America
ecosystem Great Basin Desert NERFINISHED
elevationMax_m 2970
establishedBy Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Act of 2000 NERFINISHED
governingBody U.S. Bureau of Land Management NERFINISHED
hasActivity backpacking
hiking
horseback riding
hunting
scenic driving
wildlife viewing
hasFeature deep glacial gorges
expansive desert vistas
high-elevation plateau
hasViewOf Alvord Desert NERFINISHED
highestPoint Steens Mountain summit NERFINISHED
IUCNCategory Ib
knownFor dramatic topographic relief
remote backcountry character
scenic vistas
locatedIn Harney County, Oregon NERFINISHED
Oregon
locatedInRegion southeastern Oregon NERFINISHED
locatedOn Steens Mountain NERFINISHED
managingAgency Bureau of Land Management NERFINISHED
mountainType fault-block mountain
nearestTown Frenchglen, Oregon NERFINISHED
partOf Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area NERFINISHED
protectedFor recreation
scenic values
watershed protection
wildlife habitat

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Alvord Basin borderedBy Steens Mountain Wilderness
Steens Mountain partOf Steens Mountain Wilderness
this entity surface form: Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area
Steens Mountain highestPointOf Steens Mountain Wilderness
Denio locatedNear Steens Mountain Wilderness
subject surface form: Denio, Nevada
this entity surface form: Steens Mountain region
Burns, Oregon hasNearbyProtectedArea Steens Mountain Wilderness
this entity surface form: Steens Mountain Wilderness area
Harney County, Oregon hasProtectedArea Steens Mountain Wilderness