Explore Mosier, Oregon, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Mosier, Oregon. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Oregon or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Mosier.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Mosier |
| State | Oregon (OR) |
| County | Wasco County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 45.683453 |
| Longitude | -121.397295 |
| Population | 468 |
| Density | 396.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 97040 |
| Area Code | 503, 971 |
| County Seat | The Dalles |
| School District | North Wasco School District 21 |
Mosier defines the transition where the verdant, moisture-heavy western timberlands begin to yield to the sun-scorched, open expanses of the interior. It lies 12.2 miles west-northwest of The Dalles, OR (from The Dalles, OR: bearing 300°T), and is situated 6.2 miles east-southeast of Hood River. Mosier Creek carves a sharp, limestone-lined path through the basalt bedrock, its persistent flow providing a cool, rhythmic contrast to the dry heat that often settles over the nearby Rocky Prairie. The quality of light here is singular; as the sun dips behind the distant silhouette of the Cascade Range, the atmosphere takes on a bruised, amber clarity that illuminates the terraced slopes. Within the protected boundaries of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, the landscape feels ancient and unyielding, defined by the quiet persistence of water against stone and the stubborn, wind-bent growth of oak and pine.
History in Mosier remains tied to the cycles of the earth, echoing the era when early settlers recognized the unique microclimate as an ideal cradle for stone fruits. While the local economy has evolved from the intensive labor of orchards to a quieter, modern pace, the legacy of the harvest persists in the gnarled, productive limbs of cherry and pear trees that line the lower benches. Residents often seek out the thunderous, seasonal presence of Wah Gwin Gwin Falls, a landmark that underscores the raw, geological drama inherent to the region. Even the quiet, still waters of Lake Bonneville reflect a stillness that seems to permeate the daily life of the inhabitants, where the pace is governed less by the urgency of the clock than by the changing seasons and the slow, deliberate work of tending to the land.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mosier, Oregon. Coordinates: 45.683453, -121.397295. 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 Mosier includes the ZIP code (97040), telephone area code (503, 971), county seat of Wasco County (The Dalles), and school district assignment (North Wasco School District 21).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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 | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |