Ghost town · Oregon
Bates
Bates is a ghost town in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,239 m. Strawberry Mountain stands 2,754 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Austin, a ghost town 0.9 miles away. Journey Through Time runs past it.
ghost town in Oregon, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates44.59290, -118.50900
- On the Journey Through Time
- 14.7 mi off the Elkhorn Drive
- 22.8 mi off the Blue Mountain
Overlooks nearby
- Mason Dam Viewpoint · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Twin Buttes: 4.0 mi
- Dixie Butte: 5.8 mi
- Psyche Butte: 7.6 mi
- Black Butte: 8.2 mi
- Grouse Knob: 8.6 mi
Springs: 15
- Myrtle Spring: 4.5 mi
- Dixie Spring: 5.8 mi
- Camp Simms Spring: 8.8 mi
- Rail Gulch Spring: 12.3 mi
- Mommoth Spring: 15.6 mi
Parks: 9
- Vinegar Hill-Indian Rock Scenic Area: 11.8 mi
- Prairie City Park: 13.5 mi
- Depot Park: 13.5 mi
- Sumpter Valley Dredge State Heritage Area: 18.2 mi
- Sumpter Valley Dredge State Park: 18.2 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Austin: 0.9 mi
- Dixie: 5.3 mi
- Whitney: 11.7 mi
- Susanville: 15.9 mi
- Galena: 17.1 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Susanville 3 Stamp Mill Site: 15.9 mi
- Cougar Mine Stamp Mill Site: 18.4 mi
- E&E Stampmill: 22.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Coyote Bluff: 6.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Strawberry Falls: 22.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Mowich Loop Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of Bates. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strawberry Mountain | SSW 208° | 2,754 m | 21.9 mi |
| Graham Mountain | SSW 196° | 2,612 m | 21.1 mi |
| Slide Mountain | SSW 198° | 2,604 m | 20.5 mi |
| Mount Ireland | NNE 29° | 2,531 m | 19.2 mi |
| Vinegar Hill | NNW 343° | 2,478 m | 8.8 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | S 178° | 2,444 m | 21.0 mi |
| Crown Point | NNE 30° | 2,438 m | 20.8 mi |
| Glacier Mountain | S 176° | 2,406 m | 21.0 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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