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Fremont National Forest
Oregon
East of the Cascade Mountains, encompassing 1.2 million acres in the high-elevation lava tablelands of south-central Oregon, lies the largely undiscovered Fremont National Forest. The Oregon-California border marks the Forest's southern boundary, while its eastern boundary includes part of the Warner Range.The Fremont lies within a wide semi-arid highland belt known as the"high desert country". Here habitats range from near-desert to lush coniferous forest, beautiful lands rarely frequented by tourists. Abundant stands of fir occur at higher elevations. Drought-tolerant tree species such as juniper and ponderosa pine live in the Forest as well as white fir and lodgepole pine.
The high and rocky Gearhart Mountain Wilderness is the Fremont National Forest's only wilderness. The Slide Rock Mountain Geologic Area is a particular place of interest in the Fremont. Slide Rock is the scene of a massive rockslide on the north face of a volcano. The Forest also includes two Wild and Scenic Rivers, the North Fork of the Sprague and the Sycan.
Stark, pristine, and lonesome, the Fremont National forest is Oregon's outback, the ideal place for a capable, self-reliant outdoorsperson.
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