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Snively Hot Springs

Snively Hot Springs from directly overhead

Snively Hot Springs is an attraction in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 685 m. Freezeout Mountain stands 1,668 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. Snake River Canyon Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 83 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.

The story

spring in Malheur County, Oregon, United States of America

Wikidata Q49735845, matched on coordinates and name (80 m apart).

What to expect

Operated by
Bureau of Land Management

How to reach it

Coordinates43.73023, -117.20322

83 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 39
  • Deer Butte: 1.3 mi
  • Pinnacle Point: 1.7 mi
  • Haystack Rock: 3.0 mi
  • Mitchell Butte: 3.0 mi
  • Shell Rock Butte: 3.9 mi
Parks: 28
  • McGinnis Park: 5.9 mi
  • Two Rivers Community Park: 6.6 mi
  • Cow Hollow Park: 7.2 mi
  • Big Bend Park: 8.1 mi
  • McCormack Campground: 8.3 mi
Springs: 5
  • Snively Hot Springs: 0.0 mi
  • Snively Hot Springs: 0.1 mi
  • Meadowlark Spring: 20.4 mi
  • Horse Trap Spring: 21.5 mi
  • Sai-be Spring: 21.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
Museums: 3
  • Owyhee Dam Museum: 5.9 mi
  • Oregon Trail Agriculture Museum: 14.5 mi
  • Stone House Museum: 17.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
Waterfalls: 1
Artworks: 1
  • The Holy Family: 24.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Snively Hot Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Freezeout MountainWSW 249°1,668 m20.1 mi
Board Corral MountainS 182°1,516.4 m14.9 mi
Three Fingers RockS 177°1,471.6 m19.8 mi
Round MountainS 172°1,439 m22.5 mi
Sheep Heads MountainSSW 194°1,430 m15.3 mi
McIntyre RidgeS 171°1,422.8 m20.7 mi
Grassy MountainSW 232°1,377 m10.2 mi
Sourdough MountainWSW 251°1,348 m14.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5319:2320:01
June solstice06:0820:5121:35
September equinox07:3719:1019:48
December solstice08:2016:2817:15

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313644505866757364523831
Precip in1.10.70.80.81.10.90.40.20.40.50.81.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Owyhee DAM, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9747865562

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