Named places of Oregon and Washington, from the federal register

Painted Hills

Painted Hills is a summit in Wheeler County, Oregon, recorded in the federal Geographic Names Information System as feature 1125129. It sits at 744.2 metres above sea level.

Federal profile, 2026

Everything below is the federal record for this place, with each value's source named.

NamePainted Hills
GNIS feature ID1125129
Kind of placeSummit
StateOregon
CountyWheeler
Latitude44.65508
Longitude-120.26773
USGS topographic mapPainted Hills
First recorded11/28/1980
Elevationcalculated744.2 mUSGS EPQS point lookup at the primary coordinate
Elevation (feet)calculated2442 ftelevation_m * 3.28084

Other summits

Every summit covered here

Other places in Wheeler County

Questions

Where is Painted Hills?

In Wheeler County, Oregon, at 44.65508, -120.26773. The USGS records it on the Painted Hills topographic map.

How high is Painted Hills?

744.2 metres (2442 feet), read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate.

What kind of place is Painted Hills?

The U.S. Geological Survey classifies it as a summit in the Geographic Names Information System.

Where does this information come from?

The Geographic Names Information System, published by the U.S. Geological Survey, with elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Both are works of the United States government and are not subject to copyright in the United States.

Method and sources

The name, class, county and coordinates come from the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System, the federal register of place names. Elevation is read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate. Values shown as calculated are arithmetic over those fields and are not separate measurements. Nothing on this page describes what the place is like to visit: no one writing it has been there, and the federal record does not say.

  • USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Domestic Names, 2026
  • USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service