Description
9.7 acres; in Malheur National Forest, 23 mi. S of Prairie City, 15 mi. NE of Silvies; Sec 5, T17S, R33½E, Willamette Meridian
History
The name refers to the dodecatheon meadia, a perennial wildflower whose common name is the “shootingstar”. The variant name Sáykiptatpa Meadow, from the language of the Umatilla Tribes, reportedly means “at the medicine”.