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v Elkhorn Drive National Scenic Byway Tour Tips for Drivers

This drive through a mountain range takes in some of the Tour length: 83 miles (134 km).
finest scenery in eastern Oregon. To the west, the route Starting point: Baker City.
climbs across the Elkhorn Range of the Blue Mountains, When to go: Summer and
autumn. Snow often forces road
where dense pine forests interspersed with crystal-clear closures until July.
lakes give way to historic gold-mining towns. To the east, Stopping-off points: Baker City’s
seen across Baker Valley, rise the snowcapped summits Geiser Grand Hotel (see p287)
of the spectacular Wallowa mountain range. makes a fine dining stop. There
are also several picnic sites along
the route.

6 Anthony Lakes 5 Granite
A string of mountain When pioneer gold-mining days
lakes sparkle amid forests came to a close, the town of
of ponderosa pines. Granite changed from a
In winter, skiers and boomtown into a ghost town.
snowmobile enthusiasts La Grande
glide across this hilly
terrain on deep powder. Haines
ELKHORN DRIVE NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY

Blue
Mountains NORTH FORK JOHN DAY

Elkhorn Range
Mount Ireland

Key
Tour route
Other road
Sumpter
•
John Day McEwen

Powder River
Phillips Reservoir
4 Sumpter Valley Dredge
This massive dredge once
dug its way across the valley
floor in search of gold.
The hulking wood and
steel beast is now the
centerpiece of a unique 0 kilometers 8
heritage site. 0 miles 5

For keys to symbols see back flap

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