Harney Basin
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The Harney Basin is an endorheic basin in southeastern Oregon in the United States at the northwestern corner of the Great Basin. One of the least populated areas of the contiguous United States, it i
Harney Basin near Burns, Oregon
The Harney Basin (dashed yellow perimeter)
Malheur Maar near Diamond, Oregon
Restoration of the volcanic eruption in Harney Basin represented by the Rattlesnake Formation
Burns, Oregon
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Burns is a city in and the county seat of Harney County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. According to the 2020 census, the population was 2,730. Burns and the nearby city of Hines are home to about 60 pe
Harney Basin
…and its surroundings are embraced by Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Harney County, Oregon, had a total population of 7,422 at the 2010 census, and Burns in the plain north of Malheur Lake is the only community with a population larger than 1,000. Dryland ranching is the basis of the area's economy, with…
North Broadway Avenue (2008)
1942: Ponderosa pine logs from the Hines tract in the Malheur National Forest
Silvies River east of Burns along Oregon Route 78
Sagebrush Symphony Orchestra in about 1915