Oregon Gazetteer
Donaldson Rock is a physical feature (summit) in Grant County. The primary coordinates for Donaldson Rock places it within the OR 97817 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Donaldson Rock |
| Category: | Oregon physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Summit |
| Description: | In Umatilla National Forest, 13 mi. SW of Granite, 14 mi. NW of Bates; Sec 25, T9S, R34E & Sec 30, T9S, R34E, Willamette Meridian |
| History: | "Named for George W. Donaldson (1901-1992), a lifetime Grant County resident; an avid outdoorsman, he logged with horses and loaded logs on the narrow gauge railroad. During the Depression, he worked with the Civilian Conservation Corps crews. He later he worked for the U.S. Forest Service with mining and surveying crews. George Donaldson and his brother established the Donaldson Mine and later built a cabin on the mining claim. The variant name Ha'áyatom Píswe Rock, from the language of the Umatilla Tribes, reportedly means ""woman's rock""." |
| County: | Grant County |
| Latitude: | 44.7564344 |
| Longitude: | -118.6750752 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Donaldson Rock: Donaldson Rock.
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 Donaldson Rock does not include property ownership information.
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Greenhorn, OR
(9.7 miles ESE) |
Granite, OR
(13.1 miles ENE) |
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Susanville, OR
(6.1 miles WSW) |
Galena, OR
(7.6 miles WSW) |
