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Sumpter Oregon Map

Explore Sumpter, 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.

Interactive Map of Sumpter, Oregon

How to Use This Sumpter, Oregon Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Sumpter, 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 Sumpter.

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	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

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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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