Owyhee Mountains
| Owyhee Mountains | |
|---|---|
 Owyhee Mountains and Noble Horse Barn viewed from the east | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Hayden Peak[1], Owyhee County, Idaho |
| Elevation | 2,561 m (8,402 ft) |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 40 mi (64 km) NNW-SSE |
| Geography | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho, and Oregon |
| District | USGS Cinnabar Mountain |
The Owyhee Mountains are a mountain range in Owyhee County, Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon.[2]
Mahogany Mountain and the associated volcanic craters of the Lake Owyhee volcanic field are in the Owyhee Mountains of Oregon just east of the Owyhee Reservoir on the Owyhee River.[3]
The southeastern end of the range including the old mining area west of
References
- ^ Cinnabar Mountain, Idaho, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1990
- ^ a b "Owyhee Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Cummings, Michael L., et al., Stratigraphic and structural evolution of the middle Miocene synvolcanic Oregon-Idaho graben, Geological Society of America Bulletin, 2000; v. 112, no. 5; pp. 668-682
- ^ a b Murphy, Idaho, 30x60 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1986
- ^ Bonnichsen, Bill; Epithermal Gold and Silver Deposits Silver City–De Lamar District, Idaho, University of Idaho, Idaho Geological Survey, Technical Report 83-4, 1983 PDF
- ^ De Lamar, Idaho, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1990
Further reading
- Adams, Mildretta (1986) Sagebrush Post Offices, A History of the Owyhee Country, Idaho State University Press ISBN 978-0937834138
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