Harney County elevation and terrain tools
Eastern Oregon • County seat: Burns
Harney County is a vast high-desert basin around Malheur and Harney lakes, ringed by rimrock and fault-block ranges. Steens Mountain rises in its southeast, with a long gentle western slope and a sheer eastern escarpment above the Alvord Desert.
Open the mapLidar coverage
Lidar projects that cover Burns, from the USGS 3DEP index and DOGAMI’s project records. Other parts of the county may come from other projects; the coverage guide explains how to check any spot.
Coverage details are temporarily unavailable.
Property boundaries
The county assessor’s parcel service for Harney County is not available in the Property tool yet, so taxlots cannot be selected here. Draw your area on the map instead; the parcel lines overlay still shows taxlot lines.
Tools for Harney County
A PDF terrain report for a taxlot: hillshade, contours, slope and elevation statistics.
How the tool worksContour lines at the interval you choose, on the map and as vector files.
How the tool worksHours of direct sun on any day of the year, with shadows cast by the terrain.
How the tool works