Oregon Gazetteer
Red Hill is a physical feature (summit) in Wheeler County. The primary coordinates for Red Hill places it within the OR 97830 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Red Hill |
| Category: | Oregon physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Summit |
| Description: | Located 0.6 km (0.4 mi) west of Camp Hancock, 1.9 km (1.2 mi) northeast of the point where Pine Creek enters the John Day River; in John Day Fossil Beds National Monument/Clarno Unit. Forms the highest point of the southwest-trending unnamed ridge separating Hancock Canyon and the John Day River. A famous fossil site, the Clarno nut beds, is located on the eastern side of this summit. |
| History: | Descriptive name for a prominent summit, made of red claystones of the Eocene Clarno Formation. |
| County: | Wheeler County |
| Latitude: | 44.9214973 |
| Longitude: | -120.4345058 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Red Hill: Red Hill.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Red Hill does not include property ownership information.
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Fossil, OR
(11.9 miles ENE) Antelope, OR (14.2 miles W) |
Shaniko, OR
(16.5 miles WNW) |
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Clarno, OR
(1.9 miles WSW) Horseheaven, OR (14.7 miles SSW) |
Kilts, OR
(14.9 miles SSW) |
