Crooked River Gorge is a 500 feet (152.4 m) gorge located around Warm Springs

Warm Springs, Oregon

Warm Springs is a census-designated place and an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Oregon, United States. Located on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, the community is also known as the "Warm Springs Agency." The population was 2,431 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Warm Springs is...

 and Smith Rock State Park

Smith Rock State Park

Smith Rock State Park is a state park located in central Oregon's high desert near the towns of Redmond and Terrebonne. Its sheer cliffs of tuff and basalt are ideal for rock climbing of all difficulty levels...

, Central Oregon

Central Oregon

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, United States. The gorge is surrounded by 400 feet (121.9 m) cliffs filled with a variety of wildlife.
The upper part of the Crooked River Gorge, which are also popular among climbers, are made of columnar basalt cliffs eroded by the Crooked River

Crooked River

-Places:In Canada:*Crooked River **Crooked River Provincial ParkIn New Zealand:*Crooked River In the United States:* Crooked River * Crooked River * Crooked River * Crooked River...

 since the Newberry

Newberry

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volcanic eruption 1.2 million years ago.

External links

• Oregon Field Guide: Crooked River Gorge Cleanup, 1993