Alvord Desert

The Alvord Desert is a desert located in Harney County, in southeastern Oregon in the western United States.  It is roughly southeast of Steens Mountain.Corning, Howard M. Dictionary of Oregon History. Binfords & Mort Publishing, 1956.  The Alvord Desert is a  dry lake bed and averages  of rain a year.  

Two mountain ranges separate it from the Pacific Ocean—the Coast Range, and the Cascade Mountains. The Alvord Desert is at an elevation of about .

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Category:Geography of Oregon
Category:Deserts of North America