Greenhorn Oregon Map
Explore Greenhorn, Oregon, with this interactive street and satellite map.
Interactive Map of Greenhorn, Oregon
| City | Greenhorn |
| State | Oregon (OR) |
| County | Baker County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 44.70793 |
| Longitude | -118.491336 |
| Population | 3 |
| Density | 13.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 97877, 97817 |
| Area Code | 541 |
| County Seat | Baker City |
| School District | Burnt River School District 30J |
About Greenhorn, Oregon
Greenhorn is a locality in Baker County, Oregon, United States. It is a small community with a population of 3. The population density is 13.5 people per km². Greenhorn is located at 44.7079°N, 118.4913°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Greenhorn is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 97877, 97817.Greenhorn emerges from the rugged, high-altitude folds of the Whitman National Forest, where the silence of the timber is broken only by the persistent, cold rush of Greenhorn Creek. It lies 32.6 miles west of Baker City, OR (from Baker City, OR: bearing 262°T), and is situated 46.9 miles south-southwest of La Grande. The air here holds a thin, metallic sharpness, circulating through the jagged shadows cast by the Blue Mountains that loom to the west like a serrated horizon. Just a mile away, the earth drops into the steep, shadowed basin of Ross Gulch, a terrain that demands a deliberate stride from any traveler. While the landscape feels eternal, the light at dusk paints the surrounding conifers in shades of bruised copper, casting long, skeletal fingers of shade across the uneven ground that leads toward Beaver Meadows.
Gold fever once defined the pulse of Greenhorn, leaving behind a scattering of weathered timber frames and the hollowed remnants of mining claims that speak to a harder, more frantic era of extraction. The economy has long since shifted away from the feverish scramble for ore, leaving the locality to exist in a quiet, seasonal rhythm dictated by the dense stands of the Whitman National Forest. Those who venture through this high country might follow the distant, winding path of Golars Goat Trail, finding a landscape that has largely returned to the quiet sovereignty of stone and pine. Life here remains tethered to the slow rotation of the seasons, where the primary labor is simply enduring the long, heavy winters that isolate the high ridges from the world below.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Umatilla National Forest (National Forest) — 0.5 mi, 323° NW · 1.4M acres
- Vinegar Hill-Indian Rock Scenic Area (National Scenic Byway) — 0.6 mi, 278° W
- Whitman National Forest (National Forest) — 0.6 mi, 349° N · 1.3M acres
- North Fork John Day Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 1.0 mi, 328° NW · 121k acres
- Clear And Granite Creeks Anadromous Fish Rehab. Area Anadromous Spawning Area (National Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 014° N · 1,152 acres
- Bates State Park (Local Park) — 7.9 mi, 189° S
- Granite Creek National Recreation Trail (National Trail) — 9.4 mi, 354° N · 4 acres
- Squaw Creek Methods Of Cutting Plots Experimental Research Area (Recreation Easement) — 10.3 mi, 158° S
- North Fork John Day, Oregon Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 11.4 mi, 353° N · 13k acres
- North Fork John Day River-Granite Creek National Recreation Trail (National Trail) — 11.4 mi, 353° N · 27 acres
- North Powder, Oregon Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 17.6 mi, 049° NE · 2,124 acres
- Mason Dam Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 24.2 mi, 095° E
- Strawberry Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 26.0 mi, 197° S · 69k acres
- Grant County Historical Museum (Museum) — 31.5 mi, 226° SW
- Salt Lick (Public Artwork) — 32.8 mi, 082° E
- 45th Parallel (Monument) — 35.1 mi, 055° NE
- Oregon Trail Historical Monument (Monument) — 37.4 mi, 079° E
- French Cabin (Ruins) (Historic Ruins) — 38.6 mi, 188° S
- Old La Grande Highschool marker (Monument) — 46.7 mi, 024° NE
- Cedar Grove Botanical Area (Nature Reserve) — 49.0 mi, 239° SW
- Phillip W. Schneider State Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 56.0 mi, 240° SW
- Blue Basin (Attraction) — 56.1 mi, 262° W
- Ampitheatre (Theatre) — 57.4 mi, 001° N
- Black Canyon East Trailhead (Attraction) — 58.9 mi, 244° SW
- Tamastslikt Cultural Institute (Museum) — 65.9 mi, 353° N
- Heritage Station Museum (Museum) — 68.0 mi, 348° N
- Umatilla County Museum (Museum) — 68.0 mi, 348° N
- Pendleton Underground Tour (Attraction) — 68.1 mi, 348° N
- Pendleton Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 68.3 mi, 348° N
- Little Alps Day Use Area (Attraction) — 73.5 mi, 058° NE
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About This Greenhorn Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Greenhorn, Oregon. Coordinates: 44.70793, -118.491336. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Greenhorn includes the ZIP code (97877, 97817), telephone area code (541), county seat of Baker County (Baker City), and school district assignment (Burnt River School District 30J).
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
