Voltage
Voltage is a ghost town in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,254 m. Riddle Mountain stands 1,936 m to the southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Historic Sod House Ranch, a attraction 3.3 miles away. High Desert Discovery passes 7.3 miles off. 47 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
unincorporated community in Harney County, Oregon, United States
How to reach it
- 7.3 mi off the High Desert Discovery
- 7.7 mi off the Diamond Loop
- 11.4 mi off the East Steens
Overlooks nearby
- Buena Vista Outlook · 14 mi
47 named places within 25 miles
- North Coyote Butte: 4.5 mi
- South Coyote Butte: 4.7 mi
- Black Butte: 4.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Butte: 9.3 mi
- Saddle Butte: 10.2 mi
- Dry Maar: 10.9 mi
- West Twin Crater: 11.2 mi
- EastTwin Crater: 11.3 mi
- Cloverleaf Crater: 12.4 mi
- Oval Crater: 12.5 mi
- Historic Sod House Ranch: 3.3 mi
- Malheur Field Station: 4.6 mi
- Harney County Fairgrounds: 24.9 mi
- Peter French Round Barn State Park: 12.1 mi
- Hines City Park: 25.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Voltage. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riddle Mountain | SE 126° | 1,936 m | 19.1 mi |
| Little Riddle Mountain | ESE 123° | 1,805 m | 18.5 mi |
| Crowcamp Mountain | NE 40° | 1,797 m | 23.6 mi |
| Big Hill | SE 139° | 1,777 m | 23.1 mi |
| Jackass Butte | SSW 204° | 1,700 m | 17.1 mi |
| Jackass Mountain | SSW 206° | 1,691 m | 16.8 mi |
| West Hill | SE 140° | 1,690 m | 21.6 mi |
| Weed Lake Butte | SW 236° | 1,614 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:56 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:37 | 16:23 |
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 | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 53 | 59 | 68 | 65 | 58 | 47 | 36 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Malheur Refuge HQ, 2 mi away.
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