Baker Valley Overlook sits at 5,523 feet along Elkhorn Drive, near mile 89 of 101, with the land dropping 432 feet within 600 meters of the pullout. The view faces 60°, roughly toward sunrise, and takes in Antelope Peak 3.3 miles east at 5,116 feet, Bulger Hill 3.7 miles east-southeast at 4,285 feet, and Hutchinson Hill 8.9 miles east at 3,767 feet. Farther out, Shaw Mountain rises 11.4 miles north-northeast at 5,485 feet and Tamarack Mountain sits 13.0 miles north-northeast at 5,079 feet. Coyote Point, 11.7 miles east-southeast, reaches 3,847 feet, while Haines City Park and the Dorion Historical Marker lie within view to the east-southeast and east-northeast at lower elevations. The overlook includes interpretive panels covering local agriculture, settlement, and mining history. Baker City is 20.4 miles southeast, Union 21.0 miles northeast, and La Grande 24.3 miles north. The previous stop along the byway is Mason Dam Viewpoint. Given the facing direction, sunrise light reaches the overlook directly across the seasons, from about 05:07 at the June solstice to 07:28 at the December solstice.
Named terrain inside the view from this overlook, nearest first.
This overlook faces sunrise — 30° off square to it.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 19:05 | 18:26 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 20:44 | 19:58 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:52 | 18:13 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:14 | 15:26 |
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Mile 89 of 101 along Elkhorn Drive.
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The Baker Valley Overlook offers sweeping vistas of the Wallowa Mountains and Baker Valley. Located along the Elkhorn Drive Scenic Byway, this small overlook has intrepretive panels about the local agriculture, settlement and mining history of the area.
Baker Valley Overlook sits at about 5,523 feet (1,683 m).
From Baker Valley Overlook: Antelope Peak (E, 3.3 mi); Bulger Hill (ESE, 3.7 mi); Hutchinson Hill (E, 8.9 mi); Haines City Park (ESE, 11 mi).
Sunrise. The land falls away from Baker Valley Overlook toward the sunrise, so at sunset the light is behind you. Exact times shift through the year; the page shows the current window.
Baker City, 20 miles SE of Baker Valley Overlook.
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