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Hampton Butte WSA covers 10,600 acres (4,300 ha), while Cougar Well WSA, further south, covers 17,315 acres (7,007 ha). [4] The BLM also oversees a rockhounding area at Hampton Buttes that is known for its petrified wood. [5]
Hampton Butte 10,249 acres (41.48 km 2) July 1992 Oregon Hawk Mountain 69,735 acres (282.21 km 2) July 1992 Oregon Heath Lake 21,197 acres (85.78 km 2) July 1992 Oregon High Steens 14,089 acres (57.02 km 2) July 1992 Oregon Home Creek 1,165 acres (4.71 km 2) July 1992 Oregon Homestead 14,581 acres (59.01 km 2) July 1992 Oregon Honeycombs
The nearest settlement is the small unincorporated community of Hampton, Oregon, located 10 miles (16 km) northwest of the buttes. [1] [2] [3] Glass Buttes include two prominent peaks and a number of adjacent hills. The highest point in the Glass Buttes complex is known as Glass Butte. Its elevation is 6,388 feet (1,947 m) above sea level.
Rockhounding is allowed in many Bureau of Land Management areas with no permit required. Similarly, it allows for a reasonable amount, defined as up to 25 pounds a day and 250 pounds per year, of ...
Rockhounding is permissible in many Bureau of Land Management areas with no permit required. Similarly, it allows for a reasonable amount, defined as up to 25 pounds a day and 250 pounds per year ...
From the top of a butte one can see for miles, including to the north the Wind River Mountains, and to the southwest the Uinta Mountains. [3] They rise about 1,500 feet (460 m) from the plain and are flat-topped. [4] Petrified wood is found in the area, [5] but it is closed for hunting of minerals, as well as gold panning. [3]
Located in northeastern Oregon west of Baker City, [3] the highest point in the range is Rock Creek Butte at 9,106 feet (2,776 m) above sea level. [1] The Elkhorn Mountains are partly within the Wallowa–Whitman National Forest and the North Fork John Day Wilderness. [1] [4] Anthony Lakes ski area is in the range, west of North Powder.
Barnes Butte is composed of welded tuff and is a part of the Crooked River caldera. [2] It was the site of a 1940s mercury mine . [ 1 ] [ 3 ] In 2015, a BLM cleanup of mercury was done to reduce the health risk to residents of nearby IronHorse neighborhood and the Barnes Butte Elementary School.