Longhorn Valley: Difference between revisions

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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.^[1] It was within the Military Wilderness Training Preserve.^[2] It was a sloped region ten kilometers across that contained a thick forest of Douglas firs^[3] and trampled fields. The Big Horn River ran through the middle of the valley.

During their training, the SPARTAN-IIs became familiar with the valley during their many training exercises in the area.^[4]

On 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.^[5]^[6]

During the Fall of Reach on August 30th, the valley was occupied by the Covenant, who built large defensive encampments in preparation for excavating the Forerunner complex beneath Menachite Mountain.^[3] The valley was scorched when a team of SPARTANs used a Fury Tactical Nuclear Weapon to destroy a Covenant cruiser that was holding position overhead. The valley was presumably glassed.^[7]

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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 name="firststrike27"/> and trampled fields. The [[Big Horn River]] ran through the middle of the valley.
+'''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.
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