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Sheep Rock, Grant County, Oregon, United States


Alternative Names:Sheep Rock, Sheep Rocks
Type:Mountain - an elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more
Mindat.org Region:Grant County, Oregon, USA
Region:Grant County, Oregon, United States
Latitude:44° 20' 17" N
Longitude:118° 44' 37" W
Lat/Long (dec):44.33821,-118.74383
Köppen climate type:Dsb : Warm, dry-summer continental climate
Elevation:1,938m
Mindat Feature ID:5751480
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:5751480:8
GUID:a5fdaee3-2aff-4926-9cf0-c224b23f56dc
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Luck Boy Occurrence (Lone Wolf), Canyon City Mining District, Grant County, Oregon, USA44° 20' 24" N118° 44' 12" W0.6km (0.4 miles)
Lucky Boy Claim (Last Chance), Canyon City Mining District, Grant County, Oregon, USA44° 20' 24" N118° 44' 12" W0.6km (0.4 miles)
High Boy Claim, Canyon City Mining District, Grant County, Oregon, USA44° 20' 29" N118° 45' 14" W0.9km (0.5 miles)
Liberty Chrome Occurrence (Province Chrome Lode; Campbell; Last Chance), Canyon City Mining District, Grant County, Oregon, USA44° 19' 50" N118° 44' 9" W1.0km (0.7 miles)
Blue Chrome Mine, Canyon City Mining District, Grant County, Oregon, USA44° 20' 53" N118° 44' 45" W1.1km (0.7 miles)
Sheep Rock Deposits (Big Bertha No. 1; Morgan; Campbell; Lost Creek; Hanenkrat; Liberty Chrome; Lost Buck), Canyon Creek Mining District, Grant County, Oregon, USA44° 19' 39" N118° 44' 12" W1.3km (0.8 miles)
Ajax Mine, Canyon City Mining District, Grant County, Oregon, USA44° 21' 6" N118° 45' 11" W1.7km (1.1 miles)
Oregon Wonder Occurrence (Will Cleaver Group), Canyon City Mining District, Grant County, Oregon, USA44° 19' 50" N118° 43' 17" W2.0km (1.2 miles)
Ray Mine (Tip Top Mine; Ray Springs Mine), Canyon City Mining District, Grant County, Oregon, USA44° 20' 22" N118° 46' 9" W2.0km (1.3 miles)
Lost Buck Claim, Canyon City Mining District, Grant County, Oregon, USA44° 21' 25" N118° 44' 7" W2.2km (1.4 miles)
U of O Prospect, Canyon City Mining District, Grant County, Oregon, USA44° 20' 45" N118° 46' 33" W2.7km (1.7 miles)
Ray Prospects, Canyon Creek Mining District, Grant County, Oregon, USA44° 21' 46" N118° 43' 54" W2.9km (1.8 miles)
Unnamed Platinum Occurrence (MRDS - 10273867), Canyon City Mining District, Grant County, Oregon, USA44° 21' 15" N118° 46' 22" W2.9km (1.8 miles)
Unnamed PGE - Palladium - Platinum Occurrence (MRDS - 10039224), Canyon City Mining District, Grant County, Oregon, USA44° 21' 19" N118° 46' 20" W3.0km (1.8 miles)
Black Rock Occurrence, Canyon City Mining District, Grant County, Oregon, USA44° 19' 55" N118° 47' 4" W3.3km (2.1 miles)
Mosier Deposit, Canyon City Mining District, Grant County, Oregon, USA44° 22' 6" N118° 45' 26" W3.6km (2.2 miles)
Marks & Thompson Mine (Hanenkrats; Marks-Thompson; Big Jim), Canyon City Mining District, Grant County, Oregon, USA44° 22' 14" N118° 44' 36" W3.6km (2.2 miles)
Little Indian Creek Occurrence, Canyon City Mining District, Grant County, Oregon, USA44° 21' 6" N118° 47' 12" W3.7km (2.3 miles)
Dry Camp, Canyon Creek Mining District, Grant County, Oregon, USA44° 21' 48" N118° 46' 59" W4.2km (2.6 miles)
Copper Queen Occurrence, Canyon City Mining District, Grant County, Oregon, USA44° 18' 12" N118° 46' 14" W4.4km (2.7 miles)
Howard Prospect, Canyon City Mining District, Grant County, Oregon, USA44° 22' 15" N118° 46' 40" W4.5km (2.8 miles)
Celebration Mine, Canyon Creek Mining District, Grant County, Oregon, USA44° 20' 0" N118° 48' 30" W5.2km (3.2 miles)
Gold Eagle Occurrence, Canyon City Mining District, Grant County, Oregon, USA44° 18' 2" N118° 47' 11" W5.4km (3.3 miles)
Robert L. Group (Brookling Claims; Marie Murry; Robert L.), Canyon City Mining District, Grant County, Oregon, USA44° 18' 17" N118° 47' 53" W5.7km (3.5 miles)
Chambers Mine (George Len), Canyon City Mining District, Grant County, Oregon, USA44° 21' 3" N118° 48' 48" W5.7km (3.6 miles)
Hunters Luck Occurrence, Canyon City Mining District, Grant County, Oregon, USA44° 18' 53" N118° 48' 38" W5.9km (3.7 miles)
Wild Cat Basin Occurrence (Mill), Canyon Creek Mining District, Grant County, Oregon, USA44° 17' 3" N118° 45' 1" W6.0km (3.7 miles)
Bald Eagle (Oscar Pepper), Canyon Creek Mining District, Grant County, Oregon, USA44° 21' 20" N118° 49' 21" W6.5km (4.1 miles)
Hill Prospect (Mill), Canyon Creek Mining District, Grant County, Oregon, USA44° 16' 45" N118° 44' 11" W6.6km (4.1 miles)
Little Strawberry Lake, Grant County, Oregon, USA44° 17' 32" N118° 41' 20" W6.7km (4.2 miles)

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Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
North America PlateTectonic Plate
Calaveras-Baker Domain, North America PlateDomain
Clarno–John Day Basin, North America PlateBasin
USACountry
Oregon, USAState
Grant County, Oregon, USACounty
 
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