Malheur Experiment Station
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Information for Sustainable Agriculture
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Painted Canyon
Painted Canyon, is a normally dry canyon that runs south into Carlton
Canyon and lies between the Owyhee Reservoir and Three Fingers.
Painted Canyon is a scenic geological area of the Owyhee Watershed,
Malheur County, Oregon. The canyon was formed by complex volcanic
and sedimentary activity followed by erosion. For local vegetation see our local vegetation database.
There is foot access from Carlton Canyon to the south or foot access
from the extreme northeast of the Painted Canyon drainage. Since
there are no trails, follow the bottom of the ravines. Be careful
to protect the formations, carry out your trash, and follow personal
safety precautions. There is no drinking water.
The land is administered by the Vale District Bureau of Land
Management. No motorized vehicle traffic is allowed. There
are no convenient campsites. It is possible to camp on US Bureau of
Reclamation land on the east side of the reservoir at the mouth of
Carlton Canyon, many miles by foot from Painted Canyon.
Painted Canyon photo gallery
Links to other information
Leslie Gulch
Succor Creek
Carlton Canyon Carlton Canyon photo gallery
Honeycombs Honeycombs photo gallery 1, gallery 2
Painted Canyon Painted Canyon photo gallery
Owyhee River
Owyhee Uplands
Map of Locations
Pictures of Leslie Gulch Rock Formations,
browse forwards and backwards through these
Rock climbling at Leslie Gulch
MES
Publications, MES
Notice of events, Vegetation,Malheur County, Leslie Gulch,Succor Creek,Owyhee River,Local wildlife,Strawberry
Mountain, Eagle
Caps
For
additional information about the Malheur Agricultural Experiment
Station, please send an e-mail request to:
Dr. Clinton C. Shock
Clinton.Shock@oregonstate.edu
Malheur Agricultural Experiment
Station
595 Onion Avenue
Ontario, OR 97914
(541) 889-2174
FAX (541) 889-7831
Last updated
Monday June 12, 2006 .