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   | nw = [[Prairie City, Oregon|Prairie City]]
 
   | nw = [[Prairie City, Oregon|Prairie City]]
 
   | n  = [[Baker City, Oregon|Baker City]]
 
   | n  = [[Baker City, Oregon|Baker City]]
   | ne = [[McCall, Idaho]]
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   | ne = [[Payette, Idaho]]
 
   | w  = [[Buchanan, Oregon|Buchanan]]
 
   | w  = [[Buchanan, Oregon|Buchanan]]
 
   | name = [[Vale, Oregon|Vale]]
 
   | name = [[Vale, Oregon|Vale]]
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   | se = [[Grand View, Idaho]]
 
   | se = [[Grand View, Idaho]]
 
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This graticule is located at [[43,-117]]. [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date={{LOCALYEAR}}-{{LOCALMONTH}}-{{LOCALDAY2}}&lat=43&long=-117&zoom=9&abs=-1 Today's location]
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[[File:2011-07-17 43 -117 valley.JPG|500 px|The Malheur River Valley.]]
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Except for the agricultural areas around Vale, at the northwest corner of the graticule, and Jordan Valley, just off the southeast, this area is among the must rugged and remote in Oregon.  Owyhee Lake, a reservoir more than 50 miles long, is a dominant local feature.  Some of the extreme eastern edge of the graticule extends slightly into Idaho.
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== Expedition History ==
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===[[2014-02-15 43 -117]]===
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[[User:Eldin|Eldin]] gets his car stuck in the mud, but reaches the hash anyway. Then hitchhikes back to civilization.
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===[[2013-03-03 43 -117]]===
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[[User:Eldin|Eldin]] and Pojana fail to reach the hash, but manage to enjoy themselves anyway.
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===[[2011-07-17 43 -117]]===
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[[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]] and [[User:Mrs.5000|Mrs.5000]] hiked up to a hashpoint a north of US-26 northeast of the small settlement of Juntura.
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{{Graticule unlocked
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| latitude = 43
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| longitude = -117
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| date = 2011-07-17
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| name = [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]] and [[User:Mrs.5000|Mrs.5000]]
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| image = 2011-07-17 43 -117 clouds.JPG
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[[Category:Inactive graticules]]
 
[[Category:Inactive graticules]]
 
[[Category:Oregon]]
 
[[Category:Oregon]]
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[[Category:Idaho]]

Latest revision as of 03:30, 20 March 2024

Prairie City Baker City Payette, Idaho
Buchanan Vale Boise, Idaho
Fields Jordan Valley Grand View, Idaho

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The Malheur River Valley.

Except for the agricultural areas around Vale, at the northwest corner of the graticule, and Jordan Valley, just off the southeast, this area is among the must rugged and remote in Oregon. Owyhee Lake, a reservoir more than 50 miles long, is a dominant local feature. Some of the extreme eastern edge of the graticule extends slightly into Idaho.

Expedition History

2014-02-15 43 -117

Eldin gets his car stuck in the mud, but reaches the hash anyway. Then hitchhikes back to civilization.

2013-03-03 43 -117

Eldin and Pojana fail to reach the hash, but manage to enjoy themselves anyway.

2011-07-17 43 -117

Michael5000 and Mrs.5000 hiked up to a hashpoint a north of US-26 northeast of the small settlement of Juntura.

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Michael5000 and Mrs.5000 earned the Graticule Unlocked Achievement
by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (43, -117) graticule, here, on 2011-07-17.
2011-07-17 43 -117 clouds.JPG