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Basque, Oregon
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 Basque, Oregon
Location in Oregon
Basque, Oregon
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Malheur |
| Elevation | 4,459 ft (1,359 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (Pacific) |
| Area code(s) | 541 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1136038 |
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Basque is an unincorporated community in Malheur County, Oregon, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 95 about halfway between Burns Junction and McDermitt. Basque migrants, many of them sheepherders, settled in remote parts of southeastern Oregon between the 1880s and the 1930s.
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