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TEMPEST MINE TRAIL
TRAIL #256
BLUE MOUNTAIN RANGER DISTRICT
MALHEUR NATIONAL FOREST
 
Open: MAY TO NOVEMBER
Length: 3.5 MILES
Difficulty: MORE DIFFICULT
Elevation: 5200 FEET to 7000 FEET
Use: LOW
 
Hiking: ALLOWED
Horses: ALLOWED
Mt Biking: ALLOWED
ATVs: PROHIBITED
 
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Features: This trail parellels Granite Boulder Creek and offers some very photogenic views. Some wildlife seen along this trail have been Rocky Mountain elk, mule deer, whitetail deer, black bear, coyote, couger, bobcat, raccoon, procupine, and a variety of rodents, squirrels, and birds.

Access: From John Day, travel east on US Highway 26 for approxmiately 30 miles to US Highway 7, at Austin Junction. Drive north on US Highway 7 for one mile to County Road 20. Drive northwest on County Road 20 for approximately 8 miles to Forest Service road 4550. Drive north on Forest Service road 4550 for approximately 2 1/2 miles to Forest Service road 4559. Continue to travel north on Forest Service road 4559 for approximately 3 miles to the end of the road.

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Eastern Oregon Realty
Duke Warner Realty
Lazy V Adventures
Mountain Pass Ranch
John Day Best Western
Valley View Assisted Living
Geiser Grand Hotel
Malheur National Forest
 






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