Ghost town · Oregon
Dixie
Dixie is a ghost town in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,530 m. Strawberry Mountain stands 2,754 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Dixie Spring, a spring 3.3 miles away. Journey Through Time runs past it.
former station on the Sumpter Valley Railway in Grant County, Oregon
How to reach it
Coordinates44.53320, -118.57700
- On the Journey Through Time
- 20.0 mi off the Elkhorn Drive
- 27.7 mi off the Blue Mountain
Overlooks nearby
- Mason Dam Viewpoint · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Dixie Butte: 4.2 mi
- Grouse Knob: 6.2 mi
- Twin Buttes: 7.8 mi
- Ragged Rocks: 9.9 mi
- Hall Hill: 11.1 mi
Springs: 19
- Dixie Spring: 3.3 mi
- Myrtle Spring: 9.7 mi
- Rail Gulch Spring: 12.1 mi
- Blue Mountain Hot Springs: 12.3 mi
- Camp Simms Spring: 12.4 mi
Parks: 9
- Depot Park: 8.2 mi
- Prairie City Park: 8.3 mi
- Vinegar Hill-Indian Rock Scenic Area: 14.4 mi
- 7th Street Park Complex: 19.9 mi
- John Day Community Gardens: 19.9 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Bates: 5.3 mi
- Austin: 6.2 mi
- Susanville: 16.1 mi
- Whitney: 16.6 mi
- Galena: 17.0 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Susanville 3 Stamp Mill Site: 16.0 mi
- Cougar Mine Stamp Mill Site: 23.4 mi
Museums: 2
- Kam Wah Chung Company Building: 20.3 mi
- Grant County Historical Museum: 20.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Coyote Bluff: 7.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Strawberry Falls: 17.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Dixie. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strawberry Mountain | SSW 204° | 2,754 m | 16.8 mi |
| Graham Mountain | S 189° | 2,612 m | 16.3 mi |
| Slide Mountain | SSW 192° | 2,604 m | 15.6 mi |
| Indian Spring Butte | SSW 199° | 2,600 m | 18.1 mi |
| Rabbit Ears | SSW 197° | 2,577 m | 17.6 mi |
| Vinegar Hill | N 3° | 2,478 m | 12.5 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | SSE 167° | 2,444 m | 17.4 mi |
| Canyon Mountain | SW 229° | 2,438 m | 20.6 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 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:15 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:30 | 16:18 |
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, 5 mi away.
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