National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center
%20(25365938672).jpg?width=1600)
%20(25116843799).jpg?width=480)
%20(25116831519).jpg?width=480)
%20(25188798290).jpg?width=480)
%20(24854170674).jpg?width=480)
.jpg?width=480)
More photographs at the Wikimedia Commons category.
National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center is a museum in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,199 m. Rock Creek Butte stands 2,776 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Flagstaff Hill, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Hells Canyon passes 0.5 miles off. 94 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
The story
The National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center is a 23,000-square-foot (2,100 m2) interpretive center about the Oregon Trail located 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Baker City, Oregon on Oregon Route 86 atop Flagstaff Hill. It is operated by the Bureau of Land Management in partnership with Trail Tenders and the Oregon Trail Preservation Trust, and offers living history demonstrations, interpretive programs, exhibits, multi-media presentations, special events, and more than four miles (6 km) of interpretive trails. Exhibit themes include area natural history, pre-emigrant travelers and explorers, Native Americans, pioneer life, the United States General Land Office and Bureau of Land Management, and the mining and settlement of Northeast Oregon.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1992.
Wikidata Q6973375, matched on coordinates and name (36 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Hells Canyon, National
- 5.8 mi off the Elkhorn Drive
- 6.6 mi off the Journey Through Time
- 13.7 mi off the Grande Tour
Overlooks nearby
- Mason Dam Viewpoint · 17 mi
- Baker Valley Overlook · 23 mi
94 named places within 25 miles
- Flagstaff Hill: 0.0 mi
- Lone Pine Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Coyote Peak: 4.9 mi
- Magpie Peak: 9.6 mi
- Table Mountain: 10.6 mi
- Cedar Acres Park: 4.6 mi
- Sam-O Park: 4.8 mi
- Geiser Pollman Park: 5.4 mi
- Haines City Park: 12.2 mi
- Ebell Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
- Oregon Trail Historical Monument: 0.8 mi
- Old Townsite of Auburn: 13.1 mi
- 45th Parallel: 15.5 mi
- Baker Air Force Station: 16.0 mi
- E&E Stampmill: 23.1 mi
- Sanger: 7.2 mi
- Pleasant Valley: 11.3 mi
- Auburn: 13.2 mi
- Bourne: 23.0 mi
- Baker Heritage Museum: 5.3 mi
- Adler House Museum: 5.5 mi
- Eastern Oregon Museum: 12.2 mi
- Baker Valley Rest Area Westbound: 8.1 mi
- Baker Valley Rest Area Eastbound: 8.2 mi
- Bishop Spring Rest Stop: 17.1 mi
- Marble Creek Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
- Southeast Shore Recreation Site: 16.8 mi
- Mowich Loop Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
- J N Bishop Spring: 17.1 mi
- Marlin Spring: 17.4 mi
- Jeep Ride Spring: 18.1 mi
- Baker County Fairgrounds: 5.2 mi
- Salt Lick: 5.6 mi
- Catherine Creek State Park: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Creek Butte | W 271° | 2,775.5 m | 18.4 mi |
| Elkhorn Peak | W 269° | 2,722.2 m | 17.0 mi |
| Red Mountain | WNW 283° | 2,721.3 m | 22.1 mi |
| Twin Mountain | WNW 290° | 2,712 m | 22.8 mi |
| Granite Butte | NNE 27° | 2,640 m | 24.8 mi |
| Mule Peak | NNE 27° | 2,608 m | 24.4 mi |
| Tombstone Butte | NNE 29° | 2,585 m | 24.9 mi |
| Burger Butte | NNE 24° | 2,572 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:25 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 19:56 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:12 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:25 | 16:13 |
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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/182854274
Day trips start here
- Baker City · 6 mi
Take the scenic way to National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.