Big Indian Gorge

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Big Indian Gorge is a dramatic, glacially carved canyon on the flanks of Steens Mountain in southeastern Oregon, known for its rugged scenery, waterfalls, and backcountry hiking.

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Big Indian Gorge canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canyon ⓘ
glacially carved gorge ⓘ
landform ⓘ
access hiking trail ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
county Harney County ⓘ
ecosystemType alpine and subalpine ⓘ
high desert ⓘ
geologicalOrigin Pleistocene glaciation ⓘ
hasFeature alpine meadows ⓘ
glacial cirques ⓘ
perennial streams ⓘ
riparian vegetation ⓘ
steep canyon walls ⓘ
waterfalls ⓘ
hasStream Big Indian Creek ⓘ
hasViewOf Alvord Desert (distant views from upper reaches) ⓘ
linked to: Alvord Desert

Steens Mountain escarpment ⓘ
hydrology drains westward from Steens Mountain ⓘ
knownFor backcountry hiking ⓘ
glacial geomorphology ⓘ
rugged scenery ⓘ
wildflower displays in summer ⓘ
locatedIn Harney County, Oregon ⓘ
Oregon ⓘ
Steens Mountain ⓘ
United States ⓘ
southeastern Oregon ⓘ
managedBy Bureau of Land Management ⓘ
near Frenchglen, Oregon ⓘ
Little Blitzen Gorge ⓘ
orientation generally north-south ⓘ
partOf Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area ⓘ
Steens Mountain Wilderness ⓘ
popularActivity backpacking ⓘ
day hiking ⓘ
horseback riding ⓘ
photography ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ
protectedFor recreation ⓘ
scenic values ⓘ
wildlife habitat ⓘ
region Great Basin margins ⓘ
regulation located within a designated wilderness area with motorized use restrictions ⓘ
relativeLocation on the western flank of Steens Mountain ⓘ
seasonalAccess early fall ⓘ
summer ⓘ
state Oregon ⓘ
subjectTo snow closure in winter ⓘ
trailheadAt Steens Mountain Loop Road ⓘ

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

Steens Mountain → hasFeature → Big Indian Gorge ⓘ
Steens Mountain Wilderness → contains → Big Indian Gorge ⓘ
Little Blitzen Gorge → near → Big Indian Gorge ⓘ