Sheep Mountain

Sheep Mountain: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Sheep Mountain

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Sheep Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.55766, -117.57687. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sheep Mountain

• Malheur Dam · lake · Malheur · ~30 km · Must-see
• Baker Heritage Museum · museum · Baker · ~40 km · Must-see
• Saint Francis de Sales Cathedral · church · Baker · ~40 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes · lake · Baker · ~61 km · Must-see
• Rock Creek Butte · viewpoint · Baker · ~63 km · Must-see
• Sumpter Valley Dredge · fort · Baker · ~67 km · Must-see
• Sumpter Valley Dredge State Heritage Area · park · Baker · ~67 km · Must-see
• Thief Valley Reservoir · lake · Baker · ~68 km · Must-see
• Cornucopia Peak · viewpoint · Baker · ~72 km · Must-see
• Alder Creek Schoolhouse · fort · Baker · ~15 km
• Áatway Spring · attraction · Baker · ~19 km
• Baker Air Force Station · fort · Baker · ~21 km
• Cave Hollow · cave · Baker · ~31 km
• Lime Cement plant (Demolished 2018) · fort · Baker · ~34 km
• National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center · museum · Baker · ~39 km
• Oregon Trail Historical Monument · fort · Baker · ~39 km
• Baker Historic District · fort · Baker · ~39 km
• Baker County Fairgrounds · viewpoint · Baker · ~40 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Sheep Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Sheep Mountain

• Rock Creek Butte · viewpoint · Baker · ~63 km · Must-see
• Cornucopia Peak · viewpoint · Baker · ~72 km · Must-see
• Krag Peak · viewpoint · Baker · ~76 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain Summit · viewpoint · Grant · ~77 km · Must-see
• Red Mountain · viewpoint · Baker · ~78 km · Must-see
• Needle Point · viewpoint · Union · ~82 km · Must-see
• Mount Ireland · viewpoint · Grant · ~83 km · Must-see
• Cusick Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~87 km · Must-see
• Eagle Cap · viewpoint · Union · ~88 km · Must-see
• Benson Glacier · viewpoint · Union · ~89 km · Must-see

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