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Christmas Valley is an unincorporated community in Lake County, Oregon, United States. The community was named after nearby Christmas Lake, usually dry, east of the present town and the site of the former Lake post office, which ran from 1906 until 1943.
The Christmas Valley Sand Dunes are a natural sand dune complex covering 11,000 acres (45 km 2) of public lands east of Christmas Valley in Lake County, Oregon, United States, about 100 miles (160 km) southeast of Bend. The area is accessible via the Christmas Valley National Back Country Byway. [1] The dunes are up to 60 feet (18 m) high. [1]
Location: Lake County, Oregon, United States: Coordinates: 1]: Type: Reservoir: Basin countries: United States: Managing agency: Christmas Valley Park and Recreation District: Surface area: 26.2 acres (10.6 ha): Shore length 1: 2 miles (3.2 km): Surface elevation: 4,318 feet (1,316 m) [1]: 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.: Baert Lake is a small artificial lake in the ...
Christmas Valley in central Oregon was named after nearby Christmas Lake, which was in turn named after pioneer Peter Christman. The non-festive origin of the town name didn't stop developer M ...
Fossil Lake is located in a remote area of northern Lake County, Oregon. It is 19 miles (31 km) from the unincorporated community of Christmas Valley by road. Fossil Lake is approximately 65 miles (105 km) southeast of Bend and 79 miles (127 km) north of Lakeview by straight-line distance. [1] [2]
The Valley of the Giants is home to some of Oregon's largest and oldest trees in the Coast Range, located west of Falls City. The area was closed by a recent landslide. This picture was taken in 2013.
During World War II, the Christmas Lake Valley including Lost Forest was used for military training exercises. Military units from Camp Abbot bivouacked and conducted battle maneuvers throughout the area. This activity was particularly intense in 1943 during the Oregon Maneuver, involving over 100,000 army troops. [2] [8] [9]
Adults and kids, get quizzed with these fun and challenging Christmas trivia questions and answers and holiday facts about movies, songs, traditions and more.