15. Steens Mountain

Standing at roughly 9,700 feet tall, Steens Mountain is the highest point in eastern Oregon, home to a rugged high desert wilderness and deep canyons filled with aspen trees that turn beautiful shades of yellow and orange come fall. It’s an especially impressive sight seen from the neighboring Alvord Desert.

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14. McKenzie River

The McKenzie River begins at Clear Lake in the Cascade Mountains, running 90 miles to its confluence with the Willamette River near Eugene. Along the way are beautiful forested trails for hikers and mountain bikers, where you can journey along a picture-perfect mountain river.

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