45th Parallel

45th Parallel: 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 fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit 45th Parallel

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 45th Parallel — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.00001, -117.90580. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near 45th Parallel

• Thief Valley Reservoir · lake · Baker · ~11 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek Dam · lake · Union · ~13 km · Must-see
• Elkhorn Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Baker · ~19 km · Must-see
• Baker Heritage Museum · museum · Baker · ~31 km · Must-see
• Saint Francis de Sales Cathedral · church · Baker · ~32 km · Must-see
• Rock Creek Butte · viewpoint · Baker · ~32 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes · lake · Baker · ~32 km · Must-see
• Anthony Lake Day Use Area · lake · Baker · ~33 km · Must-see
• Crawfish Lake · lake · Grant · ~36 km · Must-see
• Wallowa-Whitman National Forest · sanctuary · Union · ~39 km · Must-see
• Whitman National Forest · sanctuary · Grant · ~40 km · Must-see
• Sumpter Valley Dredge State Heritage Area · park · Baker · ~46 km · Must-see
• Sumpter Valley Dredge · fort · Baker · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mount Ireland · viewpoint · Grant · ~47 km · Must-see
• Morgan Lake Park · lake · Union · ~47 km · Must-see
• Needle Point · viewpoint · Union · ~57 km · Must-see
• Elkhorn Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~59 km · Must-see
• Maxwell Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~60 km · Must-see

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Other forts & heritage near 45th Parallel

• Sumpter Valley Dredge · fort · Baker · ~46 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain Schoolhouse · fort · Baker · ~27 km
• Oregon Trail Monument · fort · Baker · ~28 km
• Union Main Street Historic District · fort · Union · ~29 km
• Oregon Trail Historical Monument · fort · Baker · ~31 km
• St. Elizabeth Towers · fort · Baker · ~31 km
• Churchill School (closed) · fort · Baker · ~31 km
• Baker Historic District · fort · Baker · ~32 km
• La Grande Commercial Historic District · fort · Union · ~49 km
• La Grande City Hall · fort · Union · ~49 km

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