Basque, Oregon
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Location within the state of Oregon Show map of OregonBasque, Oregon (the United States) Show map of the United States | |
Coordinates: 42°24′39″N 117°52′07″W / 42.41083°N 117.86861°W / 42.41083; -117.86861 | |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
County | Malheur |
Elevation | 4,459 ft (1,359 m) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (Pacific) |
Area code | 541 |
GNIS feature ID | 1136038[1] |
Coordinates and elevation from Geographic Names Information System[1] |
Basque is an unincorporated communityinMalheur County, Oregon, United States.[1] It lies along U.S. Route 95 about halfway between Burns Junction and McDermitt.[2] Basque migrants, many of them sheepherders, settled in remote parts of southeastern Oregon between the 1880s and the 1930s.[3]
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Municipalities and communities of Malheur County, Oregon, United States
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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