Crooked Creek State Natural Area
Crooked Creek State Natural Area is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,096 m. Table Mountain stands 1,841 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Crooked Creek State Roadside Area, a picnic site 0.6 miles away. East Steens passes 29 miles off. 41 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
How to reach it
- 29.0 mi off the East Steens
41 named places within 25 miles
- Scott Butte: 4.9 mi
- Iron Mountain: 8.1 mi
- Little Owyhee Butte: 9.6 mi
- Round Mountain: 10.9 mi
- Owyhee Butte: 11.5 mi
- Rome Cliffs: 4.6 mi
- Merrill Springs Rim: 15.6 mi
- Dry Creek Rim: 17.4 mi
- Bogus Rim: 18.7 mi
- Scotts Dam: 7.3 mi
- Jean Baptiste Charbonneau Grave: 22.7 mi
- Danner: 22.4 mi
- Inskip Station: 22.6 mi
- Crooked Creek State Roadside Area: 0.6 mi
- Pillars of Rome: 4.7 mi
- Bogus Falls: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Crooked Creek State Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Table Mountain | W 272° | 1,841 m | 24.9 mi |
| Small Butte | WNW 297° | 1,759 m | 22.3 mi |
| Ryegrass Butte | WNW 302° | 1,756 m | 23.7 mi |
| Grassy Mountain | ESE 120° | 1,648 m | 23.6 mi |
| Saddle Butte | NNW 336° | 1,611 m | 20.7 mi |
| Bowden Hills | S 182° | 1,571 m | 18.8 mi |
| Palomino Hills | W 273° | 1,504 m | 11.9 mi |
| Little Grassy Mountain | E 91° | 1,477 m | 18.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:55 | 19:26 | 20:03 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:51 | 21:34 |
| September equinox | 07:39 | 19:13 | 19:50 |
| December solstice | 08:19 | 16:35 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 35 | 42 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 69 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rome 2 NW, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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