About Blue Mtns North/Grande Ronde River Basin Area
The Blue Mountain North/Grande Ronde River Basin Area is situated north of the Anthony Lakes Highway (Forest Road 73) to the Mount Emily area. It includes all of the developed recreation sites and trails in the northern Blue Mountains and those found in the Grande Ronde River Basin west of La Grande, Oregon. This area is mainly administered by the La Grande Ranger District although some of the area north of the Anthony Lakes Highway is administered by the Whitman Ranger District. Popular recreation areas include the [Oregon Trail Interpretive Park at Blue Mountain Crossing, ](http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/wallowa-whitman/recreation/recarea/?recid=52097)Mt. Emily, Spring Creek Recreation Area, Ladd Canyon, and Beaver Creek. Local communities that have a variety of services (i.e. fuel, lodging, stores and/or restaurants) are LaGrande, Island City, Elgin, Imbler, Cove, Richland, and Baker…
- Managed by: Wallowa Whitman National Forest, FS
- Where: 11 mi southeast of Meacham, OR · 45.38457, -118.31187
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Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jun–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Nov–Mar.
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Verizon 4G · AT&T 4G · T-Mobile 4G
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way shows rich detail, horizon to horizon.
Class 2 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 17.7 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.Camps nearby
- Spring Creek Campground 1.9 mi
- Hilgard Junction State Park 5 mi
- Bird Track Springs Campground 5.8 mi
- Summit Guard Station Bunkhouse 8.1 mi
- Fox Hill Campground 9.6 mi
- Campsite · 8 mi N of Island City 11.7 mi