Metolius: US97 at US26 Jct
Few places in central Oregon have a history as closely tied to irrigation and agriculture as Madras. Set on the Agency Plains east of the Deschutes River, the city serves ranching and farming country, with the Cascade Range forming the wider western horizon. The junction of U.S. 97, the main north-south route through central Oregon, and U.S. 26 gives Madras an important role in regional road travel and commerce. It has been the seat of Jefferson County since the county was created in 1914. Downtown businesses, broad highways and practical civic buildings give the city the character of a working high-desert crossroads. Lands of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs extend west of Madras.
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The landscape around Metolius is a high, dry agricultural plain east of the Cascade Range, which has shaped both its compact layout and farm-based local economy. Irrigated fields and open rangeland define this part of Jefferson County, where wide horizons contrast with the forested mountains farther west. Metolius developed beside the rail corridor running through central Oregon, and its modest street grid still reflects that railroad-era foundation. The city lies within the broader High Desert region, close to the communities and working lands around Madras. Browse additional webcams from central Oregon to extend your view of the High Desert.
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