Ghost town · Oregon
Austin
Austin is a ghost town in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,254 m. Graham Mountain stands 2,612 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Bates, a ghost town 0.9 miles away. Journey Through Time passes 0.5 miles off.
unincorporated community in Oregon, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates44.60270, -118.49700
- 0.5 mi off the Journey Through Time
- 13.8 mi off the Elkhorn Drive
- 22.0 mi off the Blue Mountain
Overlooks nearby
- Mason Dam Viewpoint · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Twin Buttes: 3.7 mi
- Dixie Butte: 6.5 mi
- Psyche Butte: 7.0 mi
- Black Butte: 7.9 mi
- Vinegar Hill: 8.3 mi
Springs: 12
- Myrtle Spring: 3.6 mi
- Dixie Spring: 6.6 mi
- Camp Simms Spring: 8.4 mi
- Rail Gulch Spring: 12.6 mi
- Mommoth Spring: 15.8 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Bates: 0.9 mi
- Dixie: 6.2 mi
- Whitney: 10.9 mi
- Susanville: 16.0 mi
- Galena: 17.4 mi
Parks: 6
- Vinegar Hill-Indian Rock Scenic Area: 11.5 mi
- Prairie City Park: 14.4 mi
- Depot Park: 14.4 mi
- Sumpter Valley Dredge State Heritage Area: 17.3 mi
- Sumpter Valley Dredge State Park: 17.4 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Susanville 3 Stamp Mill Site: 16.0 mi
- Cougar Mine Stamp Mill Site: 17.6 mi
- E&E Stampmill: 21.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Mowich Loop Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
- Southeast Shore Recreation Site: 24.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Coyote Bluff: 7.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Strawberry Falls: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Austin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Mountain | SSW 197° | 2,612 m | 21.9 mi |
| Slide Mountain | SSW 199° | 2,604 m | 21.3 mi |
| Mount Ireland | NNE 28° | 2,531 m | 18.3 mi |
| Vinegar Hill | NNW 338° | 2,478 m | 8.3 mi |
| Columbia Hill | NE 36° | 2,469 m | 22.4 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | S 180° | 2,444 m | 21.7 mi |
| Crown Point | NNE 30° | 2,438 m | 19.9 mi |
| Glacier Mountain | S 177° | 2,406 m | 21.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:28 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:59 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:15 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:29 | 16:17 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 29 | 35 | 40 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 62 | 54 | 43 | 32 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin 3 S, 2 mi away.
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