Oregon · Area of Critical Environmental Concern
Owyhee Views
BLM found a natural system, a wildlife resource and a scenic value here, and its plan calls for special management. BLM's records place at least 1 mining claim BLM lists as Filed and 1 right of way inside the line today, and nine grazing allotments cover part of it. It covers 52,589 acres and was designated September 1, 2002, in the Southeastern Oregon RMP. In the plan's name, RMP stands for resource management plan.
One of the 1,120 places the Bureau of Land Management has designated an Area of Critical Environmental Concern. This page shows its line, what BLM found there and what sits inside it.
The line
Who holds the claims
At least 1 claim sits inside this line: 0 active and 1 filed and pending, 1 with a claimant BLM withholds under the Privacy Act. BLM lists 1 as Filed. The claim wasn't located before the area was designated.
- Names withheld by BLM (private individuals)1claim
BLM's mining rules list designated ACECs among the places where mining that disturbs the surface beyond casual use needs a plan of operations BLM approves. Exploration of five acres or less can go ahead on a notice instead.
The rights of way
1 right of way sits inside the line. BLM files 1 under non-energy facilities.
- SUBCARRIER COMMUNICATIONS INC1right of way
Grazing allotments
9 grazing allotments cover part of this line. Their permittees aren't named here yet.
- THREE FINGERS155,873acres
- QUARTZ MOUNTAIN124,365acres
- WALLROCK96,647acres
- NYSSA76,026acres
- DRY CREEK67,585acres
- BOARD CORRALS61,011acres
- MAHOGANY MOUNTAIN44,474acres
- TUNNEL CANYON13,133acres
- GORDON GULCH1,858acres
The nearest areas
- HoneycombsOregon/Washington · 15,868 acres · at least 1 active mining claim, a grazing allotment covering part of it4miles
- Hammond Hill Sand HillsOregon/Washington · 3,716 acres · a grazing allotment covering part of it5miles
- Dry Creek GorgeOregon/Washington · 16,106 acres · 4 grazing allotments covering part of it10miles
- Leslie GulchOregon/Washington · 11,683 acres · 2 rights of way, a grazing allotment covering part of it12miles
- Mahogany RidgeOregon/Washington · 682 acres · 2 grazing allotments covering part of it16miles
More from BLM's Oregon/Washington office
Every area BLM's Oregon/Washington office holdsThe proposed rule
A proposed rule, RIN 1004-AF53, would change how BLM drafts every land use plan, and how it designates ACECs like Owyhee Views. The comment window hasn't opened: the proposed rule wasn't in the Federal Register at our last check. The Watch sends one email the day it prints.
The rule's abstract
The purpose of this rulemaking is to establish in regulations an updated process for the approval of the development, revision, amendment, and maintenance of land use plans, as provided for by the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, for public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Additionally, this rulemaking will provide clarification of the process the BLM uses for designating Areas of Critical Environmental Concern.Unified Agenda entry for RIN 1004-AF53, Publication ID 2026, reginfo.gov (OMB OIRA), read Oct 18, 2026