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- Abert_Rim abstract "Abert Rim in Lake County, Oregon is one of the highest fault scarps in the United States. It rises 2,490 feet (760 m) above the valley floor, finishing with a 820-foot (250 m) sheer-sided basalt cap. It was formed during the Miocene epoch. At that time basaltic flood lavas covered much of eastern Oregon. In subsequent faulting, great blocks were tilted and Abert Rim is at the western end of one of these blocks, while Lake Abert lies on top of another. Stretching more than 30 miles (48 km) from Lakeview north to Alkali Lake, Abert Rim is also the longest exposed fault scarp in North America.Bighorn sheep were transplanted to the rim in 1975 and 1977 from nearby Hart Mountain, and are often spotted from the Abert Rim geologic point of interest sign located along Highway 395. Raptors, such as the Ferruginous Hawk, are also common in the area.The Chewaucan River enters the lake from the south, however it has no outlet. The lake level varies depending on rainfall and it nearly completely dried up 140 years ago. It is one of the Great Basin lakes.The escarpment and lake were first mapped on December 20, 1843, by John C. Frémont, who named it after Colonel John James Abert, his commanding officer.The southern section of Abert Rim is a popular spot for hang gliding because of the frequent thermals created by warm valley air rising up against the cliffs. The area is considered by many to be the hang gliding capital of the West. National hang gliding festivals are held each year in late June and during the Fourth of July.".
- Abert_Rim elevation "2300.6304".
- Abert_Rim locatedInArea Lake_County,_Oregon.
- Abert_Rim locatedInArea Oregon.
- Abert_Rim locatedInArea United_States.
- Abert_Rim prominence "762.0".
- Abert_Rim thumbnail Abert_Rim_Snow.jpg?width=300.
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- Abert_Rim wikiPageLength "3017".
- Abert_Rim wikiPageOutDegree "30".
- Abert_Rim wikiPageRevisionID "614202547".
- Abert_Rim wikiPageWikiLink Alkali_Lake_(Oregon).
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- Abert_Rim wikiPageWikiLink Category:Escarpments_of_the_United_States.
- Abert_Rim wikiPageWikiLink Category:Landforms_of_Lake_County,_Oregon.
- Abert_Rim wikiPageWikiLink Category:Landforms_of_Oregon.
- Abert_Rim wikiPageWikiLink Chewaucan_River.
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- Abert_Rim wikiPageWikiLink Hang_gliding.
- Abert_Rim wikiPageWikiLink Hart_Mountain.
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- Abert_Rim wikiPageWikiLink Lake_Abert.
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- Abert_Rim wikiPageWikiLink Lakeview,_Oregon.
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- Abert_Rim wikiPageWikiLinkText "Abert Lake and Abert Rim".
- Abert_Rim wikiPageWikiLinkText "Abert Rim".
- Abert_Rim elevationFt "7548".
- Abert_Rim latD "42.38825".
- Abert_Rim location Lake_County,_Oregon.
- Abert_Rim location Oregon.
- Abert_Rim location United_States.
- Abert_Rim longD "-120.23476".
- Abert_Rim mapCaption "Oregon".
- Abert_Rim name "Abert Rim".
- Abert_Rim photo "Abert Rim Snow.jpg".
- Abert_Rim photoCaption "Abert Rim in the winter".
- Abert_Rim prominenceFt "2500".
- Abert_Rim type "Fault-block escarpment".
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- Abert_Rim subject Category:Escarpments_of_the_United_States.
- Abert_Rim subject Category:Landforms_of_Lake_County,_Oregon.
- Abert_Rim subject Category:Landforms_of_Oregon.
- Abert_Rim hypernym Scarps.
- Abert_Rim point "42.38825 -120.23476".
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- Abert_Rim comment "Abert Rim in Lake County, Oregon is one of the highest fault scarps in the United States. It rises 2,490 feet (760 m) above the valley floor, finishing with a 820-foot (250 m) sheer-sided basalt cap. It was formed during the Miocene epoch. At that time basaltic flood lavas covered much of eastern Oregon. In subsequent faulting, great blocks were tilted and Abert Rim is at the western end of one of these blocks, while Lake Abert lies on top of another.".
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- Abert_Rim lat "42.38825".
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- Abert_Rim name "Abert Rim".