Historic site · Oregon

E&E Stampmill

E&E Stampmill from directly overhead

E&E Stampmill is a historic site in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,688 m. Rock Creek Butte stands 2,776 m to the east, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Bourne, a ghost town 0.3 miles away. Elkhorn Drive passes 4.9 miles off.

MAIN PERIODS OF ACTIVITY WERE 1891, 1894-1898, 1903-1905, AND 1920-1922, ACCORDING TO ELMER REPORT 1930

The record

What the record says

Inscription: None

Visiting

What to expect

Access: Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.82898, -118.19877

4.9 mi off the Elkhorn Drive
7.9 mi off the Journey Through Time
11.5 mi off the Blue Mountain
19.0 mi off the Hells Canyon, National

Overlooks nearby

Baker Valley Overlook · 11 mi
Mason Dam Viewpoint · 15 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks

Wind Creek Peak: 1.2 mi
Columbia Hill: 2.9 mi
Red Mountain: 4.1 mi
Sloans Ridge: 4.6 mi
Rock Creek Butte: 4.7 mi

Parks12

Sumpter Valley Dredge State Heritage Area: 5.9 mi
Sumpter Valley Dredge State Park: 6.0 mi
Ebell Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
Haines City Park: 14.0 mi
Elkhorn Wildlife Area: 14.8 mi

Ghost towns6

Bourne: 0.3 mi
Whitney: 12.5 mi
Auburn: 15.4 mi
Sanger: 15.9 mi
Austin: 21.4 mi

Historic sites4

Cougar Mine Stamp Mill Site: 10.1 mi
Old Townsite of Auburn: 16.1 mi
45th Parallel: 18.6 mi
Oregon Trail Historical Monument: 22.3 mi

Museums4

Eastern Oregon Museum: 14.2 mi
Adler House Museum: 18.4 mi
Baker Heritage Museum: 18.6 mi
National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center: 23.1 mi

Picnic sites3

Marble Creek Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
Mowich Loop Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
Southeast Shore Recreation Site: 14.6 mi

Springs3

Jeep Ride Spring: 14.7 mi
Myrtle Spring: 18.1 mi
Camp Simms Spring: 19.9 mi

Rest areas2

Baker Valley Rest Area Eastbound: 19.4 mi
Baker Valley Rest Area Westbound: 19.5 mi

Cliffs1

Rocky Point: 18.0 mi

Artworks1

Salt Lick: 18.5 mi

Attractions1

Baker County Fairgrounds: 18.6 mi

Nature reserves1

North Fork John Day Wilderness - Tower Unit: 24.1 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of E&E Stampmill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Rock Creek Butte	E 100°	2,775.5 m	4.7 mi
Elkhorn Peak	ESE 102°	2,722.2 m	6.2 mi
Red Mountain	NNE 21°	2,721.3 m	4.1 mi
Twin Mountain	NNE 14°	2,712 m	7.1 mi
Van Patten Butte	N 359°	2,660.6 m	8.3 mi
Angell Peak	N 349°	2,635.3 m	7.9 mi
Lees Peak	NNW 346°	2,629.2 m	8.1 mi
Mount Ruth	NNW 340°	2,603 m	4.8 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	06:57	18:27	19:05
June solstice	05:08	19:58	20:43
September equinox	06:41	18:13	18:52
December solstice	07:28	15:27	16:15

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	34	41	46	54	61	69	68	59	47	36	29
Precip in	0.7	0.6	0.8	0.8	1.5	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.6	0.7	0.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baker City AP, 19 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Official site

OpenStreetMap element way/1321861550

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