Imnaha, Oregon

Imnaha
Unincorporated area
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Coordinates: 45°33′34″N 116°50′0″W / 45.55944°N 116.83333°W / 45.55944; -116.83333
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Wallowa
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (Pacific)
ZIP code	97842[1]
Area code(s)	458 and 541

Imnaha is an unincorporated community at the confluence of Big Sheep Creek and the Imnaha River in Wallowa County, Oregon, United States.^[2][3] Its elevation is 1,978 feet (603 m).^[2] Oregon Route 350 connects Imnaha to the nearest incorporated city, Joseph, 30 miles (48 km) to the west. Imnaha is best known as the gateway to the Hat Point scenic lookout on Hells Canyon at the Snake River.

The name Imnaha means "land ruled over by Imna"; Imna was a local Native American subchief.^[3] The post office in Imnaha opened January 4, 1885,^[3] but the townsite was not established until 1901; it was platted in 1902.^[4]

Imnaha is the easternmost settlement in the state of Oregon. It lies at the foot of the Hell's Canyon of the Snake River and is accessible via Oregon Route 350.

This region experiences extremely hot and dry summers. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Imnaha has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.^[5]

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Imnaha, Oregon.

• Church, Foster (October 19, 2003). "Visiting Oregon at its outer edge: a bear-and-snake feed in Imnaha". Portland, Oregon: The Oregonian. Archived from the original on June 9, 2011. Retrieved June 5, 2009.
• "Imnaha River". National Wild & Scenic Rivers. Archived from the original on March 25, 2009. Retrieved June 5, 2009.

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