Inskip Station
Inskip Station is a ghost town in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,288 m. Jims Peak stands 2,073 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Jean Baptiste Charbonneau Grave, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Owyhee Uplands Back Country Byway passes 16 miles off. 53 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.
ghost town in Oregon
How to reach it
- 15.8 mi off the Owyhee Uplands Back Country Byway
53 named places within 25 miles
- Threemile Hill: 3.2 mi
- Lava Butte: 5.5 mi
- Clarks Butte: 7.4 mi
- Biscuit Butte: 8.2 mi
- Saddle Butte: 8.6 mi
- Merrill Springs Rim: 8.3 mi
- Dry Creek Rim: 11.5 mi
- Bogus Rim: 17.3 mi
- Rome Cliffs: 18.8 mi
- Riley Horn Point: 23.7 mi
- Jean Baptiste Charbonneau Grave: 0.1 mi
- Scotts Dam: 16.9 mi
- Bogus Falls: 21.1 mi
- Rinehart Falls: 22.9 mi
- Danner: 0.4 mi
- Jordan Valley City Park: 14.7 mi
- Pillars of Rome: 18.5 mi
- Crooked Creek State Natural Area: 22.6 mi
- Crooked Creek State Roadside Area: 23.1 mi
- Mud Spring: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Inskip Station. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jims Peak | SE 124° | 2,073 m | 22.8 mi |
| Mahogany Mountain | NNE 12° | 1,985 m | 20.1 mi |
| Bare Hill | ENE 71° | 1,916 m | 24.6 mi |
| Spain Hill | ENE 69° | 1,885 m | 24.3 mi |
| Swisher Mountain | ENE 69° | 1,867 m | 18.9 mi |
| Parsnip Peak | ESE 121° | 1,855 m | 14.4 mi |
| Spring Mountain | NNE 34° | 1,828.19 m | 19.8 mi |
| Sommer Camp Mountain | ENE 76° | 1,810 m | 19.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:53 | 19:24 | 20:02 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:49 | 21:33 |
| September equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:48 |
| December solstice | 08:18 | 16:32 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 35 | 42 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 69 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rome 2 NW, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location confirmed against Wikidata.
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