Catherine Creek State Park
Catherine Creek State Park is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 984 m. Elkhorn Peak stands 2,814 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Clark Mountain, a peak 2.8 miles away. Grande Tour runs past it.
What the record says
- Built
- 1947
- Elevation
- 984 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the Grande Tour
- 19.4 mi off the Hells Canyon, National
- 16.5 mi off the Elkhorn Drive
Overlooks nearby
- Foothill Road Viewpoint · 17 mi
- Baker Valley Overlook · 23 mi
- Royal Purple Overlook · 28 mi
- Summit Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Clark Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Reeves Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Frazier Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Bald Mountain: 5.8 mi
- South Baldy: 5.9 mi
- Union City Park: 7.4 mi
- Thief Valley County Park: 9.0 mi
- Dorion Historical Marker: 9.5 mi
- Pilcher Creek Recreation Area: 17.9 mi
- Haines City Park: 19.3 mi
- Marlin Spring: 9.8 mi
- Horseshoe Creek: 10.8 mi
- Yew Spring: 13.6 mi
- Moonrise Spring: 15.8 mi
- Rock Spring: 17.6 mi
- 45th Parallel: 13.2 mi
- Old La Grande Highschool marker: 21.0 mi
- Union Pacific La Grande Engine Shops: 21.3 mi
- Grande Ronde RIver Dam: 21.4 mi
- Oregon Trail Historical Monument: 23.5 mi
- Union County Museum: 7.2 mi
- Little White Church: 7.3 mi
- Eastern Oregon Museum: 19.0 mi
- National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center: 23.3 mi
- Minam Falls: 14.0 mi
- Hunter Falls: 20.6 mi
- Slick Rock Creek Falls: 22.4 mi
- Ice Falls: 23.9 mi
- Gasset Bluff: 16.7 mi
- Granite Cliff: 20.2 mi
- Devils Slide: 22.6 mi
- Rocky Point: 23.2 mi
- La Grande Community Garden: 20.4 mi
- Union County Fairgrounds: 22.2 mi
- Pole Bridge Picknick Area: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Catherine Creek State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhorn Peak | ENE 74° | 2,814 m | 17.5 mi |
| Glacier Mountain | E 81° | 2,740 m | 17.4 mi |
| Traverse Lake East Peak | E 98° | 2,728 m | 15.3 mi |
| Snowfield Peak | ESE 101° | 2,719 m | 15.6 mi |
| Savage Peak | E 100° | 2,701 m | 15.8 mi |
| Wolfe Point | E 96° | 2,674 m | 13.2 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | NE 56° | 2,673 m | 17.4 mi |
| Granite Butte | E 95° | 2,640 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:25 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 19:57 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:11 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:23 | 16:12 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 42 | 47 | 54 | 61 | 68 | 69 | 60 | 49 | 39 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Union, 7 mi away.
- Western Ponderosa Pine92 obs
- Fairy-slipper47 obs
- Brown-spotted Bush-cricket46 obs
- Idaho trillium26 obs
- Pacific chorus frog21 obs
- Dutchman's breeches18 obs
- Solomon's plume18 obs
- fan pelt lichen17 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/937969929
Day trips start here
- Baker City · 26 mi
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