Ghost town · Oregon
Kinzua
Kinzua is a ghost town in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,036 m. Snow Board Ridge stands 1,573 m to the east-southeast, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Kinzua Mountain, a peak 2.3 miles away. Journey Through Time passes 4.4 miles off.
Ghost town in Wheeler County, Oregon
How to reach it
Coordinates44.98944, -120.05889
- 4.4 mi off the Journey Through Time
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Kinzua Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Rettie Butte: 2.7 mi
- Ox Head: 3.1 mi
- SB Ridge Lookout: 3.9 mi
- Snow Board Ridge: 5.2 mi
Parks: 8
- Wheeler Court House Park: 7.7 mi
- Dyer State Wayside: 11.3 mi
- Spray Riverfront Park: 17.2 mi
- Condon City Park: 17.9 mi
- Gilliam County Fairgrounds: 18.4 mi
Springs: 6
- Stovepipe Springs: 21.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Spring: 22.6 mi
- Government Spring: 23.4 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 23.4 mi
- Three Trough Spring: 24.5 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Bear Hollow County Park: 4.8 mi
- Julia A Henderson Pioneer Park: 6.5 mi
- Shelton Wayside County Park: 6.6 mi
Historic sites: 2
- National Motorcycle Riders Memorial: 6.7 mi
- Burned ranch buildings: 23.2 mi
Attractions: 2
- Fossil Digging site: 7.6 mi
- Arch Trail: 18.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
- The Palisades: 18.2 mi
- The Blue Banks: 20.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Burnt Ranch Recreation Site: 22.4 mi
- Lower Burnt Ranch Recreation Site: 22.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Clarno Arch: 18.2 mi
Museums: 1
Ghost towns: 1
- Hardman: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Kinzua. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snow Board Ridge | ESE 111° | 1,573 m | 5.2 mi |
| SB Ridge Lookout | ESE 121° | 1,558 m | 3.9 mi |
| Wheeler Point | ESE 105° | 1,524 m | 7.7 mi |
| Rancheria Rock | SSW 211° | 1,496 m | 7.4 mi |
| Ox Head | ENE 68° | 1,492 m | 3.1 mi |
| Corral Mountain | SSW 197° | 1,478 m | 9.1 mi |
| Collins Butte | E 99° | 1,470 m | 12.0 mi |
| Butler Mountain | SSE 166° | 1,451 m | 17.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:34 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 20:06 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:21 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 15:33 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 36 | 40 | 45 | 52 | 58 | 65 | 65 | 57 | 48 | 38 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fossil, 8 mi away.
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