Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge

Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Warner Valley from Hart Mountain, looking southwest
Map showing the location of Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge
Map showing the location of Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge
LocationLake County, Oregon, USA
Nearest cityLakeview
Coordinates42°32′58″N 119°39′20″W / 42.5493254°N 119.6555036°W / 42.5493254; -119.6555036[1]
Area270,608 acres (422.825 sq mi; 1,095.11 km2)[2]
Established1936
Governing bodyU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
WebsiteHart Mountain National Antelope Refuge

Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge on Hart Mountain in southeastern Oregon, which protects more than 422 square miles (1,090 km2) and more than 300 species of wildlife, including pronghorn, bighorn sheep, mule deer, sage grouse, and Great Basin redband trout. The refuge, created in 1936 as a range for remnant herds of pronghorn, spans habitats ranging from high desert to shallow playa lakes, and is among the largest wildlife habitats containing no domestic livestock.[3]

  1. ^ "Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Annual Report of Lands as of September 30, 2009" (PDF). United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
  3. ^ "Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge". U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.