Narrows Ghost Town

Harney County, Oregon43.2790, -118.9620

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
20 miHines, OR
Mild months
Apr–Oct7 of 12
Elevation
4,110 ft1,253 m
Narrows, Oregon
Photo: Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives, Attribution, via Wikimedia Commons

Narrows is a former settlement in Harney County, Oregon, listed among the ghost towns of Oregon. It lies at about 4,110 feet above sea level.

On the map

20 mi40 miBurnsHinesNarrows
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Narrows. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Hines, OR, about 20 miles north in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Caldwell, ID, 118 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Voltage7.9 mi east
  2. Blitzen46 mi south
  3. Izee58 mi north
  4. Andrews59 mi south
  5. Stauffer60 mi west
  6. Jonesboro63 mi northeast
  7. Westfall80 mi northeast
  8. Inskip Station85 mi east

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

Private or unlisted land

The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road. Another parcel starts within a quarter mile: Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Weather by month

0°20°40°60°80°100°3920Jan4322Feb5227Mar5831Apr6839May7544Jun8550Jul8348Aug7540Sep6231Oct4724Nov3720DecJan: 1.7 inFeb: 1.0 inMar: 1.2 inApr: 1.1 inMay: 1.8 inJun: 1.1 inJul: 0.5 inAug: 0.4 inSep: 0.7 inOct: 0.9 inNov: 1.0 inDec: 1.2 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run April to October, judging by NOAA normals from Malheur Refuge Hq.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Malheur Refuge Hq station (USC00355162), 6 miles away. About 12.6 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationHarney County, Oregon
Coordinates43.27900, -118.96200
Elevation4,110 ft (1,253 m)
Also known asNarrows, Oregon, Narrows, OR
SourcesWikidata Q6966334 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Narrows ghost town?

In Harney County, Oregon, at 43.2790, -118.9620. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Hines, OR, about 20 miles north in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Caldwell, ID, 118 miles away.

Can you visit Narrows?

Likely private land. The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road. Another parcel starts within a quarter mile: Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.

When is the best time to visit Narrows?

Mild months here run April to October, judging by NOAA normals from Malheur Refuge Hq.

Are there other ghost towns near Narrows?

Yes. Voltage (7.9 mi).

More ghost towns in Oregon

All 165 ghost towns in Oregon