THE BURNS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
High Desert Wetlands setting.
Burns city has 3.55 square miles of land in Harney County. Its Census reference point is in High Desert Wetlands, within Northern Basin and Range.
Lava plains, stony uplands, dry valleys and scattered ranges form the Northern Basin and Range. Sagebrush and grassland give way to juniper and other woodland in higher or rockier settings.
Regional context: Northern Basin and Range ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Burns and Harney County
Burns is associated with Harney County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Burns by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Burns, or 0% of its total area. It is 0.9 percentage points lower than the 0.9% recorded for Harney County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Burns city has 1.7 times the land area of nearby Hines city (2.06 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

