The Ochoco Mountains are a mountain range in central Oregon in the United States, located at the western end of the Blue Mountains. They were formed when Permian, Triassic, and Jurassic rocks were slowly uplifted by volcanic eruptions to form the Clarno Formation. Today, the highest point in the range is Lookout Mountain. The dominant vegetation on the west side of the range is old-growth ponderosa pine; on the east side, western juniper is common. The western area of the mountains is administered by the Ochoco National Forest, while the southeastern section is part of the Malheur National Forest. The Ochoco Mountains are used for hiking, camping, bird watching, rockhounding, and hunting, as well as cross-country skiing in the winter.
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The OchocoMountains are a mountain range in central Oregon in the United States, located at the western end of the Blue Mountains. They were formed when...
National Forest within the OchocoMountainsOchoco Creek, a creek in the OchocoMountainsOchoco Dam, a dam along Ochoco Creek Ochoco Highway, a highway that...
The Ochoco National Forest is located in the OchocoMountains in Central Oregon in the United States, north and east of the city of Prineville, location...
to the west dividing the state from north to south, and the smaller OchocoMountains to the east. Portions of the region are part of a basalt plateau formed...
River valley. Across the South Fork John Day River to the west are the OchocoMountains, while across Canyon Creek to the east is the Strawberry Range. Oregon...
the mountains that include the Blue Mountains, Strawberry Mountains, Wallowa Mountains, Trout Creek Mountains, OchocoMountains, and Steens Mountain. Volcanic...
family known by the common name Ochoco lomatium. It is endemic to Oregon, where it is limited to the OchocoMountains of Crook County. This plant was...
NAVD 88. The summit of Lookout Mountain is the highest point of the OchocoMountains. The elevation of Lookout Mountain includes an adjustment of +1.285 m...
worked in many remote areas, like the Malheur National Forest in the OchocoMountains of eastern Oregon. The Allison Ranger Station was expanded with two...
200 feet (1,600 m). The mountains are geologically related to the OchocoMountains and are named after members of Joseph Powell's family. The Powell Buttes...
Ochoco Summit (el. 4720 ft.) is a mountain pass in Oregon traversed by Oregon Route 26. In 2011, The Forest Service for the U.S. Department of Agriculture...
River in the U.S. state of Oregon. Beginning in the Ochoco National Forest and the OchocoMountains east of Prineville, it flows north, then east, then...
National Forest in the OchocoMountains of eastern Oregon. It was originally built as a district ranger station for the Snow Mountain Ranger District. It...
welded tuff present at Gray Butte, Smith Rock, Powell Buttes, Grizzly Mountain and Barnes Butte. The volcano is considered extinct and last erupted about...
the original on March 6, 2013. Retrieved October 19, 2012. "Deschutes & Ochoco National Forests & Crooked River National Grassland". U.S. Forest Service...
the west lies the Cascade Range, to the south the OchocoMountains, and to the east the Blue Mountains. Elevations within the 13,944-acre (5,643 ha) park...
Post". Harris, Stephen L. (2005). Fire Mountains of the West: The Cascade and Mono Lake Volcanoes (3rd ed.). Mountain Press Publishing Company. ISBN 0-87842-511-X...
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