Sumpter Valley Dredge State Heritage Area
Sumpter Valley Dredge State Heritage Area is a park in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,342 m. Rock Creek Butte stands 2,776 m to the northeast, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Sumpter Valley Dredge State Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Elkhorn Drive runs past it.
Visitors are welcome aboard the dredge May - October. Explore the decks yourself or take part in a ranger-led tour; guided tours are held on weekends only. Visitors can pan for their own gold too! Panning lessons are free; visitors may purchase gold flake
What to expect
- Operated by
- Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the Elkhorn Drive
- 2.7 mi off the Journey Through Time
- 15.2 mi off the Blue Mountain
- 19.7 mi off the Hells Canyon, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mason Dam Viewpoint · 11 mi
- Baker Valley Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Grays Peak: 4.8 mi
- Huckleberry Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Big Huckleberry Butte: 5.5 mi
- Wind Creek Peak: 5.7 mi
- Rock Creek Butte: 7.1 mi
- Sumpter Valley Dredge State Park: 0.1 mi
- Ebell Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
- Haines City Park: 17.5 mi
- Geiser Pollman Park: 18.7 mi
- Cedar Acres Park: 19.4 mi
- E&E Stampmill: 5.9 mi
- Cougar Mine Stamp Mill Site: 12.1 mi
- Old Townsite of Auburn: 13.8 mi
- 45th Parallel: 23.0 mi
- Oregon Trail Historical Monument: 23.1 mi
- Jeep Ride Spring: 10.8 mi
- Myrtle Spring: 14.5 mi
- Camp Simms Spring: 18.1 mi
- Rail Gulch Spring: 21.8 mi
- Dixie Spring: 23.8 mi
- Eastern Oregon Museum: 17.7 mi
- Adler House Museum: 18.6 mi
- Baker Heritage Museum: 18.8 mi
- National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center: 23.9 mi
- Mowich Loop Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Marble Creek Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- Southeast Shore Recreation Site: 11.1 mi
- Baker Valley Rest Area Eastbound: 22.2 mi
- Baker Valley Rest Area Westbound: 22.3 mi
- Coyote Bluff: 22.9 mi
- Rocky Point: 23.9 mi
- Salt Lick: 18.6 mi
- Baker County Fairgrounds: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Sumpter Valley Dredge State Heritage Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Creek Butte | NE 44° | 2,775.5 m | 7.1 mi |
| Elkhorn Peak | NE 54° | 2,722.2 m | 7.9 mi |
| Red Mountain | N 10° | 2,721.3 m | 9.9 mi |
| Twin Mountain | N 9° | 2,712 m | 12.9 mi |
| Van Patten Butte | N 0° | 2,660.6 m | 14.2 mi |
| Angell Peak | N 355° | 2,635.3 m | 13.7 mi |
| Lees Peak | N 353° | 2,629.2 m | 13.9 mi |
| Mount Ruth | N 353° | 2,603 m | 10.5 mi |
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 | 18:14 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:27 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 29 | 35 | 40 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 62 | 54 | 43 | 32 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin 3 S, 18 mi away.
- Western Ponderosa Pine22 obs
- lodgepole pine19 obs
- Douglas-fir10 obs
- Mule Deer7 obs
- western larch7 obs
- Hirsute Paradise Spider6 obs
- Cliff Swallow5 obs
- American Red Squirrel5 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1320469471
Day trips start here
- Baker City · 18 mi
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