Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 22 min5:17 am – 8:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 0 min7:24 am – 4:24 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 51°FColdest month December: highs 37°F, lows 20°F13 in of rain a yearwettest month May17 days above 90°F, 184 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Malheur Refuge Hq station, 20 mi away
Nearby landmarksSecond Lake Reservoirlake · under a mileLittle Rattlesnake Reservoirreservoir · under a mileRattlesnake Reservoirreservoir · 1.1 miTwin Buttespeak · 1.4 miTwin Road Waterholelake · 2.2 miJackass Mountainpeak · 5.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMalheur National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 4.4 mi · 188,071 acresOchoco National Forestnational forest · 47.9 mi · 241,125 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowHarney County, OR, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively ModerateLandslide Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality72% of days had good air in 2025261 of 365 days measured104 moderate daysMedian index 28, worst day 93main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Harney County monitors, OR
Drinking waterBurns Water Departmentserves 2,730 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jan 2026: coliform bacteria, treatment technique2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation5,077 ft1,547 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Getting aroundUS highwayUS 2034 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 97740 ZIP area.
