Sumpter Oregon Map
Explore Sumpter, Oregon, with this interactive street and satellite map.
Interactive Map of Sumpter, Oregon
| City | Sumpter |
| State | Oregon (OR) |
| County | Baker County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 44.745707 |
| Longitude | -118.202163 |
| Population | 204 |
| Density | 36.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 97877 |
| Area Code | 541 |
| County Seat | Baker City |
| School District | Baker School District 5J |
About Sumpter, Oregon
Sumpter is a locality in Baker County, Oregon, United States. It is a small community with a population of 204. The population density is 36.1 people per km². Sumpter is located at 44.7457°N, 118.2022°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Sumpter is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 97877.Sumpter holds its own against the high-altitude silence of the interior, defined by the steady, cold pulse of Cracker Creek as it carves a path through the valley floor. It lies 18.2 miles west of Baker City, OR (from Baker City, OR: bearing 264°T), and is situated 40.4 miles south of La Grande. The landscape here is a rugged expanse of high-country timber and exposed earth, where the air thins and sharpens against the jagged horizon of the Blue Mountains, visible like a serrated blade in the distance. Sumpter Reservoir anchors the immediate basin, its surface often mirroring the deep, bruised purples of a gathering storm or the flat, slate-gray light of a winter afternoon. Surrounding the settlement, the Whitman National Forest encroaches with a density that muffles the world, while the nearby depression of Sawmill Gulch remains a stark reminder of the land’s raw, unvarnished topography.
Gold once defined the ambition of the people here, leaving behind the skeletal remains of heavy machinery and the churned, rocky debris of dredging that still punctuates the local terrain. Where laborers once sifted through the grit for fortune, the economy now leans into the quiet weight of heritage and the slow passage of visitors seeking the stillness of the Twin Lakes Trail. Life in Sumpter moves with the deliberate pace of a place that has survived the boom and the bust, maintaining a character forged in the isolation of the inland woods. The wood-smoke scent of autumn evenings clings to the porches, and there is a distinct, lingering sense that the earth here keeps its own counsel, unbothered by the frantic pace of the wider world beyond the ridges.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Whitman National Forest (National Forest) — 0.4 mi, 230° SW · 1.3M acres
- Elkhorn Crest National Recreation Trail (National Trail) — 6.1 mi, 028° NE · 17 acres
- Phillips Reservoir (Resource Management Area) — 6.7 mi, 127° SE
- North Fork John Day, Oregon Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 8.1 mi, 348° N · 13k acres
- North Fork John Day Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 8.2 mi, 348° N · 121k acres
- North Powder, Oregon Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 8.5 mi, 359° N · 2,124 acres
- Hunt Mountain Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 10.0 mi, 039° NE
- Malheur National Forest (National Forest) — 10.5 mi, 221° SW · 1.5M acres
- Mason Dam Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 11.1 mi, 117° SE
- Clear And Granite Creeks Anadromous Fish Rehab. Area Anadromous Spawning Area (National Conservation Area) — 12.5 mi, 281° W · 1,152 acres
- Elkhorn Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.5 mi, 028° NE
- Vinegar Hill-Indian Rock Scenic Area (National Scenic Byway) — 14.7 mi, 263° W
- Salt Lick (Public Artwork) — 18.4 mi, 083° E
- 45th Parallel (Monument) — 22.8 mi, 039° NE
- Oregon Trail Historical Monument (Monument) — 22.9 mi, 079° E
- Monument Rock Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 26.9 mi, 186° S · 20k acres
- Old La Grande Highschool marker (Monument) — 40.2 mi, 007° N
- Grant County Historical Museum (Museum) — 44.3 mi, 236° SW
- French Cabin (Ruins) (Historic Ruins) — 45.3 mi, 206° SW
- Ampitheatre (Theatre) — 56.2 mi, 347° N
- Little Alps Day Use Area (Attraction) — 60.3 mi, 053° NE
- Riverside Day Use Area (Attraction) — 61.0 mi, 052° NE
- Cedar Grove Botanical Area (Nature Reserve) — 62.7 mi, 244° SW
- Phinney Gallery (Gallery) — 63.3 mi, 048° NE
- Railrider Cycling Joseph Branch (Attraction) — 63.3 mi, 048° NE
- Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center (Museum) — 63.3 mi, 048° NE
- Wallowology Natural History Discovery Center (Museum) — 63.5 mi, 048° NE
- Aspen Grove Gallery (Gallery) — 63.6 mi, 048° NE
- Tamastslikt Cultural Institute (Museum) — 66.7 mi, 340° N
- Phillip W. Schneider State Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 69.8 mi, 244° SW
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About This Sumpter Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sumpter, Oregon. Coordinates: 44.745707, -118.202163. 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 Sumpter includes the ZIP code (97877), telephone area code (541), county seat of Baker County (Baker City), and school district assignment (Baker School District 5J).
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. |
