Cornucopia, Oregon

Cornucopia, 1913

Cornucopia is a ghost town of the gold mining boom of the 1880s in Eastern Oregon, United States. The name of the town was chosen since it meant "Horn of Plenty".[1] Gold was discovered in Cornucopia in 1884. The town was platted in 1886.[2] It is located east of Baker City high in the mountains of Pine Valley almost due north of Halfway, Oregon, on Oregon Route 86.

Climate

Climate data for CORNUCOPIA, OREGON (351852)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average precipitation inches (mm) 6.73
(170.9)		 5.36
(136.1)		 4.52
(114.8)		 3.19
(81)		 2.62
(66.5)		 2.27
(57.7)		 0.65
(16.5)		 0.92
(23.4)		 1.56
(39.6)		 2.87
(72.9)		 5.94
(150.9)		 6.55
(166.4)		 43.2
(1,097)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 70.6
(179.3)		 46.0
(116.8)		 27.5
(69.9)		 10.2
(25.9)		 1.2
(3)		 0.2
(0.5)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0.2
(0.5)		 4.7
(11.9)		 28.7
(72.9)		 55.5
(141)		 244.8
(621.7)
Source: The Western Regional Climate Center [3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Cornucopia
  2. ↑ Bailey, Barbara Ruth (1982). Main Street: Northeastern Oregon. Oregon Historical Society. p. 20. ISBN 0-87595-073-6.
  3. ↑ "CORNUCOPIA, OREGON (351852)". Retrieved May 25, 2016.

Coordinates: 45°00′30″N 117°11′34″W / 45.008214°N 117.1926751°W / 45.008214; -117.1926751


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