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Hart 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.

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National Wildlife Refuge278,536 acresUSFWSOR1 campground within 10 mi
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Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge
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Facts

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DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StateOregon
Size278,536 acres
FWS regionRegion 1
Center point42.50° N, 119.61° W
Night skyVery dark ground, a faint glow at most (Black Marble reading 23)

Boundary map

1 outline

Boundary, simplified to about 0.005 degrees Federal campground

The outline is the agency boundary simplified for display, so small parcels and inholdings may not show. The agency page has the authoritative map.

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge20°30°40°50°60°70°January: 1.27 inches of precipitationFebruary: 1.48 inches of precipitationMarch: 1.64 inches of precipitationApril: 1.82 inches of precipitationMay: 2.09 inches of precipitationJune: 1.24 inches of precipitationJuly: 0.49 inches of precipitationAugust: 0.44 inches of precipitationSeptember: 0.71 inches of precipitationOctober: 1.37 inches of precipitationNovember: 1.44 inches of precipitationDecember: 1.30 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 31.4°F averageFebruary: 31.5°F averageMarch: 36.3°F averageApril: 40.5°F averageMay: 48.6°F averageJune: 55.9°F averageJuly: 64.9°F averageAugust: 64.1°F averageSeptember: 56.4°F averageOctober: 46.4°F averageNovember: 35.7°F averageDecember: 29.4°F average0 in0.5 in1 in1.5 in2 in2.5 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Hart Mtn Refuge, 4 miles from the center point at 5,618 feet, station USC00353692 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 15 inches a year.

Large units span more than one climate. The station stands in for the center point, and the outer parts of the boundary can be warmer or colder.

Where to camp

Campsite Atlas →

None of the 1 federal campground within ten miles sits inside the boundary. Nearest first. Distances are from the campground point to the boundary edge, from the Campsite Atlas index.

FS · 8.6 mi
Mud Creek Campground
First-comeOR

Most refuges do not allow overnight camping. The campgrounds listed are outside the refuge.

Explore

Nearby on the other atlases

National Register listings within 15 miles · 8 in all · Register Atlas

Landmarks are listed first, then by distance from the boundary.

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Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge?

278,536 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge in?

Oregon.

Source: How states are assigned

Can I camp at Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge?

The refuge page says whether camping is allowed here. The federal campgrounds within ten miles are listed under Where to camp.

Source: Where to camp

How do I get to Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 42.499° N, 119.610° W. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Are there historic places near Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge?

The National Register has 8 listings within 15 miles, including Lake County Round Sale Barn and Nevada-California-Oregon Railway Passenger Station.

Source: Register Atlas

Sources

  • Boundary, name: the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge boundary layer.
  • States and territories: computed by intersecting the boundary with Census state polygons and coarse outlines of the territories and outlying islands. A place is listed when it holds at least one percent of the area. A boundary that touches no outline is listed under the nearest one.
  • Acreage: geodesic area of the published polygon. The agency’s official acreage can differ where the boundary includes water, easements or inholdings.
  • Photograph: the image Wikidata records for this refuge (Q14708877), the item linked to its Wikipedia article. Author and license come from the file page on Wikimedia Commons.
  • Description: Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. The article was accepted because its title contains this unit’s name.
  • Campgrounds: the Campsite Atlas index of federal campgrounds, matched to this boundary at build time.
  • Night sky: NASA Black Marble (VIIRS, 2016 composite) sampled at zoom 6 around the center point.
  • Weather, alerts, air quality, river flow and earthquakes load live in your browser from NWS, AirNow, USGS and iNaturalist when you open the page.