The Monument Rock Wilderness Area is a wilderness area within the Malheur and Wallowa–Whitman national forests in the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon . It was designated by the United States Congress in 1984 and comprises 19,650 acres (7,950 ha). There are approximately 15 miles (24 km) of trails maintained in the wilderness.
4-655: Monument Rock Wilderness ranges in elevation from 5,100 feet (1,554 m) on the Little Malheur River to 7,815 feet (2,382 m) atop Table Rock. The area includes the headwaters of the Little Malheur and the upper drainages of the South Fork of the Burnt River . Ponderosa pine , Douglas fir , white fir , lodgepole pine , and quaking aspen cover the moderate slopes of the wilderness, while subalpine fir grow in
8-557: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Grant County , Oregon state location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Little Malheur River The Little Malheur River is a 31-mile (50 km) tributary of the North Fork Malheur River in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Oregon . Beginning on the flanks of Bullrun Rock in the Monument Rock Wilderness of
12-546: The Blue Mountains , the river flows generally south through parts of two national forests, Wallowa–Whitman and Malheur to meet the North Fork at Horse Flat, north of Juntura . Despite its short length, it flows through parts of four counties, listed from source to mouth : Baker, Grant, Malheur, and Harney. In 2002, fire burned much of the forest along the canyon of the upper river. The Little Malheur Trail, maintained by
16-593: The higher elevations. Large, grassy meadows also appear throughout the area. Black bears , deer , elk , and badgers are common in the Monument Rock Wilderness. Seventy species of birds live in the area, including hawks , grouse , and the American dipper . The wilderness is also home to the more elusive wolverine . [REDACTED] Media related to Monument Rock Wilderness at Wikimedia Commons This Baker County , Oregon state location article
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