GRANITE ADVENTURES
ABOUT US
Destination: Granite, Oregon: HISTORY:
The Granite area has so much to offer for everyone. Interesting fun for all seasons. Winter can be especially exciting. Snow depths have been recorded at 5'. Endless snowmobiling, snowshoeing and cross country skiing adventures. Groomed roads as well as backcountry high alpine meadows to mountainous trails.
Spring can emerge late. Dry in Granite, but, may not be able drive directly to Ukiah or Starkey until Memorial weekend because of snow covered passes. Memorial weekend can be very exciting with the Flea Market, Garage Sales. The Opening of the Elkhorn Mountains.
Summer is especailly fun with long days of sunshine and warm temperatures. Backcountry hiking, fishing in area lakes, wildlife viewing, ATV, Tail bikes, and dont forget about gold mining...
Fall in Granite is very popular during the hunting seasons. The sounds of majestic elk bugling, the rare sound of a wolf howl. It is also a time to prepare for winter again.
Granite was first established by miners after the discovery of gold July 4, 1862. A. G. Tabor, who had staked the first mining claim on Granite Creek (the Independence ) The area's economy practically collapsed when gold mining was made illegal in 1942. Granite is an elevation of 4,695 feet in the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon. It is 47 miles west of Baker City by highway and 346 miles east-southeast of Portland. As of the census of 2010, there were 38 people, 22 households, and 13 families residing in the city.The Ah Hee Diggings, also called the Chinese Walls, are sixty acres of hand-stacked, winding rock walls constructed of placer mine tailings. The walls are about 3 miles North of town built by Chinese miners who worked gold-mining claims for the Ah Hee Placer Mining Company.
Granite backdrop is Mt. Ireland. A Fire Lookout twr was established on the peak at an elevation of 8,321. The summit overlooks Baldy Lake on the north slope and though the mountain peak's name was changed, the small mountain lake retained its original name. The view from the summit provides an extensive panorama of the North Fork John Day Wilderness.