Buena Vista Outlook sits at mile 39 of 110 along the High Desert Discovery byway, at an elevation of 4,247 feet with the view facing 30°. The terrain drops 108 feet within 600 meters of the overlook. To the northeast, Dry Maar lies 3.7 miles out at 4,167 feet, with West Twin Crater and East Twin Crater slightly farther at 3.9 and 4.0 miles. Red Bomb Crater and Oval Crater are visible to the east-northeast at 5.1 and 5.3 miles, and Diamond Craters, part of a monogenetic volcanic field about 40 miles southeast of Burns, Oregon, appears in the same direction at 5.7 miles and 4,697 feet. Rattlesnake Butte stands to the north at 5.2 miles, and Saddle Butte is north-northwest at 6.6 miles. The volcanic field seen from this overlook consists of basaltic lava flows, cinder cones, and maars covering about 27 square miles, with vent eruptions dated to between 7,320 and 7,790 calendar years before present. The towns of Hines and Burns lie 36.2 and 37.3 miles to the north-northwest. Daylight hours vary by season, with sunrise as early as 05:17 in June and as late as 07:25 in December.
Named terrain inside the view from this overlook, nearest first.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 19:08 | 18:30 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 20:39 | 19:56 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:55 | 18:17 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:24 | 15:38 |
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Mile 39 of 110 along High Desert Discovery.
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The Diamond Craters is a monogenetic volcanic field about 40 miles (64 km) southeast of Burns, Oregon. The field consists of a 27-square-mile (70 km2) area of basaltic lava flows, cinder cones, and maars. The reexamination of radiocarbon dates from older studies and interpretation of paleomagnetic data and new radiocarbon dates limits the eruption of volcanic vents in this volcanic field to the time period between 7320 and 7790 calendar years B.P.
Buena Vista Outlook sits at about 4,247 feet (1,294 m).
From Buena Vista Outlook: Dry Maar (NE, 3.7 mi); West Twin Crater (NE, 3.9 mi); EastTwin Crater (NE, 4.0 mi); Red Bomb Crater (ENE, 5.1 mi).
Hines, 36 miles NNW of Buena Vista Outlook.
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