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Pleasant Valley

Ghost town · Baker County, Oregon

Oxman quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1987, 1:24,000)
Oxman quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1987, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Pleasant Valley is a ghost town in Baker County, Oregon, recorded as human settlement in Oregon, United States of America. It is one of 18 former communities in Baker County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Pleasant Valley as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 44.6704° N, 117.6210° W.

Key facts

Elevation3,744 ft
Nearest living townBaker City, OR
Distance to it12.6 miles
Coordinates44.67040, -117.62100

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What's there now

Pleasant Valley is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Baker City, OR (population 10,177), about 12.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,744 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Pleasant Valley?

Pleasant Valley is in Baker County, Oregon, at 44.6704, -117.6210.

How many ghost towns are in Baker County?

Baker County, Oregon has 18 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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