Kiger Gorge

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Kiger Gorge is a dramatic glacially carved canyon on the flanks of Steens Mountain in southeastern Oregon, known for its steep cliffs, sweeping vistas, and striking high-desert scenery.

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Kiger Gorge canonical 2
Kiger Gorge overlook 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf glacial canyon ⓘ
landform ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
accessedBy Steens Mountain Loop Road ⓘ
climate semi-arid high desert ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
county Harney County ⓘ
drainedBy Kiger Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ
elevation high-elevation rim ⓘ
formedBy Pleistocene glaciation ⓘ
geologicalFeature U-shaped valley ⓘ
hasCharacteristic alpine meadows ⓘ
glacial cirque headwalls ⓘ
high-desert scenery ⓘ
seasonal snowfields ⓘ
steep cliffs ⓘ
sweeping vistas ⓘ
hasViewOf Alvord Desert (distant) ⓘ
linked to: Alvord Desert

Steens Mountain summit area ⓘ
locatedIn Harney County, Oregon ⓘ
Oregon ⓘ
Steens Mountain ⓘ
United States ⓘ
southeastern Oregon ⓘ
management Bureau of Land Management ⓘ
mountainRange Steens Mountain ⓘ
near Frenchglen, Oregon ⓘ
notableFor dramatic relief between rim and valley floor ⓘ
one of the best examples of glacial erosion on Steens Mountain ⓘ
overlooks Kiger Creek drainage ⓘ
partOf Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area ⓘ
Steens Mountain Wilderness ⓘ
popularFor hiking ⓘ
photography ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ
region Great Basin ⓘ
Northern Basin and Range ⓘ
state Oregon ⓘ
viewpoint Kiger Gorge Overlook ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Steens Mountain → hasFeature → Kiger Gorge ⓘ
Steens Mountain Loop Road → accesses → Kiger Gorge overlook ⓘ
linked to: Kiger Gorge