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[[File:HR Highlands Valley.png|thumb|250px|A section of the valley during the Fall of Reach.]]

'''Longhorn Valley''' was a valley along the western ridge of the [[Highland Mountains]] on [[Reach]].<ref>''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]'' - [[Hall of History]] - Capture the Flag exhibit</ref> It was within the [[Military Wilderness Training Preserve]].<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', Chapter ??</ref> It was a sloped region ten kilometers across that contained a thick forest of [[Wikipedia:Douglas fir|Douglas firs]]{{Ref/Reuse|firststrike27}} and trampled fields. The [[Big Horn River]] ran through the middle of the valley.  

==History==

During their training, the [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-IIs]] became familiar with the valley during their many training exercises in the area.<ref>''Halo: First Strike'', p. 157</ref>

On [[2552#July|July 23rd, 2552]], the night of the initial Covenant incursion, the [[UNSC Army]] [[fireteam]] [[3 Charlie]] was on patrol in the valley. They were then sent to investigate a disturbance at the [[Visegrad Relay]].<ref>''[[Halo: Reach]]'', trailer, [[Patrol]]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWjZDbgUXcI&feature=emb_logo '''RememberReach''': ''Patrol'']</ref>

During the [[Fall of Reach]] on [[2552#August|August 30th]], the valley was occupied by the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]], who built large defensive encampments in preparation for excavating the [[Forerunner]] [[Menachite portal complex|complex]] beneath [[Menachite Mountain]].<ref name="firststrike27">''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', p. 27</ref> The valley was scorched when a team of SPARTANs used a [[Fury Tactical Nuclear Weapon]] to destroy a [[Unidentified Covenant cruiser|Covenant cruiser]] that was holding position overhead. The valley was presumably [[Glassing|glassed]].<ref>''Halo: First Strike'', p. 29-31</ref>

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