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Baker Valley Rest Area Westbound

Baker Valley Rest Area Westbound from directly overhead

Baker Valley Rest Area Westbound is a rest area in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,057 m. Rock Creek Butte stands 2,776 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Baker Valley Rest Area Eastbound, a rest area 0.1 miles away. Elkhorn Drive passes 5.3 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Oregon Department of Transportation
Access
Yes
Fee
No
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.91393, -117.81885

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Magpie Peak: 2.1 mi
  • Coyote Point: 4.5 mi
  • Rattlesnake Hill: 7.7 mi
  • Sugarloaf Mountain: 7.7 mi
  • Hutchinson Hill: 8.0 mi
Parks: 12
  • Haines City Park: 5.8 mi
  • Thief Valley County Park: 7.9 mi
  • Cedar Acres Park: 8.3 mi
  • Geiser Pollman Park: 9.2 mi
  • Sam-O Park: 9.3 mi
Museums: 6
Historic sites: 5
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Marble Creek Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
  • Southeast Shore Recreation Site: 19.2 mi
  • Mowich Loop Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
Springs: 3
Attractions: 1
  • Baker County Fairgrounds: 9.0 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Salt Lick: 9.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Baker Valley Rest Area Westbound. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rock Creek ButteWSW 244°2,775.5 m15.5 mi
Elkhorn PeakWSW 240°2,722.2 m14.4 mi
Red MountainW 263°2,721.3 m17.3 mi
Twin MountainW 273°2,712 m17.0 mi
Van Patten ButteW 278°2,660.6 m18.9 mi
Granite ButteNE 45°2,640 m21.8 mi
Angell PeakW 276°2,635.3 m20.2 mi
China CapNE 42°2,632 m22.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2519:04
June solstice05:0619:5720:42
September equinox06:3918:1218:51
December solstice07:2715:2516:13

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293441465461696859473629
Precip in0.70.60.80.81.51.10.50.40.40.60.70.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baker City AP, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/333656453

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