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According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total land area of 7.16 square miles (18.54 km 2). [23]The city is situated in a valley between the Wallowa Mountains to the east and the Elkhorn Mountains, part of the Blue Mountains to the west, with the Powder River running through the center of downtown on its way to the Snake River.
However, most of the village's population lives near sea level. The village of Umatac is also at a high elevation. 3750 feet (1143 m) Volcano Hawaii: 6290 feet (1917 m) Island Park Idaho [17] 994 feet (303 m) Stockton Illinois: 1211 feet (369 m) Bethel Indiana [18] 1598 feet (487 m) Allendorf Iowa [18]
The following is a list of the world's major cities (either capitals, more than one million inhabitants or an elevation of over 1,000 m [3,300 ft]) by elevation. In addition, the country, continental region, latitude and longitude are shown for all cities listed.
Baker City Tower or Baker Tower (originally Baker Community Hotel, then Baker Hotel) is the tallest building east of the Cascade Range in the U.S. state of Oregon, located in Baker City. It was constructed in 1929 in the Art Deco style and is nine stories high. [ 4 ]
The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level. [2] [3] The first table below ranks the 30 highest major summits of Oregon by elevation. The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.
ASL – above sea level [4] FAMSL – feet above mean sea level [5] FASL – feet above sea level [6] MAMSL – metres above mean sea level [5] MASL – metres above sea level [5] [6] MSL – mean sea level [7] For elevations or altitudes, often just the abbreviation MSL is used, e.g., Mount Everest (8849 m MSL), or the reference to sea level ...
Located in northeastern Oregon west of Baker City, [3] the highest point in the range is Rock Creek Butte at 9,106 feet (2,776 m) above sea level. [1] The Elkhorn Mountains are partly within the Wallowa–Whitman National Forest and the North Fork John Day Wilderness. [1] [4] Anthony Lakes ski area is in the range, west of North Powder.
Once the gold was mined out Auburn's population dwindled. In 1868 county voters made Baker City the new county seat. Baker City was incorporated in 1874. The population of Baker County nearly quadrupled from 1880 to 1910, largely due to the Sumpter Valley Railroad and several of its spur lines. The opening of the railroad helped lumber and ...