Map marking information for Alvord Desert, Oregon [All] Courtesy of Dave Watrous Latitude range: 39 49.1 to 43 36.5 Longitude range: -120 41.0 to -117 20.7 File created Saturday, 06 July 2019 at 21:56 GMT UNOFFICIAL, USE AT YOUR OWN RISK Do not use for navigation, for flight verification only. Always consult the relevant publications for current and correct information. This service is provided free of charge with no warrantees, expressed or implied. User assumes all risk of use. Way Point Latitude Longitude ID Distance Bearing Description 82 Nervino 39 49.1 N 120 21.2 W O02 210 208 O02, RW width: 75, UNICOM: 122.8, Fuel: 100LL 32 Bodad 39 59.8 N 120 13.0 W CA11 196 207 CA11, RW width: 40 1 Air Sailing 39 52.3 N 119 42.1 W NV23 193 199 NV23, RW width: 100 59 Flying Eagle NV 39 50.8 N 119 41.2 W 77NV 195 198 77NV, RW width: 30 61 Gibb Ranch 39 50.1 N 119 40.5 W 2NV2 195 198 2NV2, RW width: 40 93 Rolling Thunder 39 49.5 N 119 39.3 W NV96 196 198 NV96, RW width: 40 47 Dixie Valley 39 58.0 N 117 49.6 W NV30 181 168 NV30, RW width: 60 102 Susanville 40 22.6 N 120 34.4 W SVE 183 216 SVE, RW width: 75, UNICOM: 122.8, Fuel: 100LL/80 64 Herlong 40 8.3 N 120 10.8 W H37 186 208 H37, RW width: 40, CTAF: 122.9 24 Amedee AAF 40 15.9 N 120 9.0 W AHC 178 209 Military, AHC, RW width: 150, CTAF: 126.2 45 Derby NV 40 4.0 N 118 33.9 W LOL 170 181 LOL, RW width: 75, UNICOM: 122.8, Fuel: 100LL 103 Swanson Ranch 3 40 0.5 N 117 23.5 W NV64 184 161 NV64, RW width: 50 90 Ravendale 40 48.2 N 120 22.0 W O39 152 219 O39, RW width: 30, CTAF: 122.9 51 Empire NV 40 34.7 N 119 21.1 W 18NV 141 198 18NV, RW width: 48, CTAF: 122.9 30 Black Rock City 40 45.7 N 119 12.7 W 88NV 127 196 88NV, RW width: 100, Fuel: 100/MOGAS 62 Granite Spring DL 40 46.3 N 118 51.2 W GRANITDL 123 188 Dry Lake 52 EW Sulphur Springs Jst 40 52.1 N 118 43.4 W EWSLPJST 115 185 Dirt runway about 70 ft wide, some sage brush on runway 68 Jungo Flats S 40 55.5 N 118 21.5 W JUNGOTSS 111 175 Dry Lake 67 Jungo Flats N 40 59.5 N 118 20.5 W JUNGOTSN 107 175 Dry Lake 111 Winnemucca 40 53.8 N 117 48.4 W WMC 119 162 WMC, RW width: 100, UNICOM: 122.8, Fuel: 100LL 37 California Pines 41 24.7 N 120 41.0 W A24 135 236 A24, RW width: 60, UNICOM: 123.0 27 Bates CA 41 25.1 N 120 34.1 W CA06 130 235 CA06, RW width: 80 3 Alturas 41 29.0 N 120 33.9 W AAT 127 236 AAT, RW width: 60, UNICOM: 122.8, Fuel: 100LL 72 Likely 41 14.4 N 120 31.6 W 9CL3 136 230 9CL3, RW width: 50 98 Soldier Meadow Nr 1 41 23.0 N 119 10.2 W NV06 86 203 NV06, RW width: 40 99 Soldier Meadow Nr 2 41 7.4 N 119 8.3 W NV05 102 198 NV05, RW width: 40 86 Paiute Meadows 41 18.0 N 118 55.7 W 02NV 87 194 02NV, RW width: 50 81 N/S Dry Lake 41 6.8 N 117 52.7 W NSDRAKE 103 161 Dry Lake 40 Cedarville CA 41 33.2 N 120 9.9 W O59 108 232 O59, RW width: 50, UNICOM: 122.8 60 Fort Bidwell 41 52.6 N 120 8.8 W A28 94 242 A28, RW width: 50, CTAF: 122.9 49 Duffer Peak 41 39.5 N 118 43.9 W DUFFEEAK 61 190 44 Denio Junction 41 57.2 N 118 37.9 W E85 40 188 E85, RW width: 100, CTAF: 122.9, Fuel: MOGAS 88 Pine Grove 41 34.0 N 117 48.5 W PINEGROV 76 151 PRI|RY 16/34:3700x28-ASPH-LGT|FUEL: 100 80|ACTVT LIRL RWY 16/34 - 122.8.|MGR: KEN H. EARP|415-886-3800 77 McDermitt 500K 41 56.4 N 117 25.9 W MCDR500K 69 126 53 Farr OR 42 7.7 N 120 29.0 W OR26 104 255 OR26, RW width: 40 70 Lake County OR 42 9.7 N 120 23.9 W LKV 99 256 LKV, RW width: 100, UNICOM: 122.8, Fuel: 100LL 112 Withrotor 42 16.5 N 120 23.6 W 22OG 97 260 22OG, RW width: 30 97 Slickey Lake 42 19.3 N 118 55.3 W SLICKAKE 25 235 Dry Lake 96 Skull Creek Reservoir 42 23.8 N 118 45.0 W SKILLOIR 15 232 105 V Lake 42 28.1 N 118 44.6 W VLAKE 12 250 18 Alvord Peak 42 20.9 N 118 42.2 W ALVOREAK 15 216 54 Fields 42 15.8 N 118 40.5 W FIELDS 20 203 89 Pueblo Mountain 42 6.0 N 118 39.0 W PUEBLAIN 30 192 50 El Rancho 42 19.9 N 118 39.0 W 2OG4 15 205 2OG4, RW width: 50 109 Wildhorse Valley 42 29.3 N 118 36.5 W OG53 5.0 237 OG53, RW width: 50 17 Alvord Lake 42 23.1 N 118 36.4 W ALVORAKE 11 203 John Bradford landed a Ventus B successfully on the perimeter of this lake. Years ago, a small cessna flipped over while landing here due to landing in a soft area. 33 Borax Lake 42 19.6 N 118 36.1 W BORAXAKE 14 196 63 Green Roof 42 29.8 N 118 32.1 W GREENOOF 2.2 193 Green Roofed House - House thermal. Thermals are generally located between here and the ridge to the west. 23 Alvord South 42 22.5 N 118 29.5 W ALVSOUTH 11 171 5 Alvord 200K S 42 14.5 N 118 27.0 W ALV200KS 20 169 73 Little Sand Gap 42 25.6 N 118 25.1 W LITTLGAP 8.8 142 34 Buckskin Mountain 42 15.3 N 118 24.5 W BUCKSAIN 20 162 91 Red Mountain 42 5.0 N 118 24.0 W REDMOAIN 31 168 28 Big Sand Gap 42 29.1 N 118 23.0 W BIGSAGAP 7.8 113 57 Flagstaff Butte 42 11.9 N 118 22.7 W FLAGSTTE 24 162 22 Alvord Ra St 42 29.9 N 118 22.0 W ALVRAST 8.3 104 39 Catlow Peak 42 2.0 N 118 19.0 W CATLOEAK 36 163 107 Whitehorse Ranch 42 20.1 N 118 15.4 W OR09 19 134 OR09, RW width: 94, Fuel: 100 110 Willow Butte 42 13.0 N 118 15.0 W WILLOTTE 26 147 12 Alvord East 42 24.0 N 118 5.5 W ALVEAST 24 112 83 Oregon Canyon Mountains Peak 42 7.3 N 117 55.6 W OREGOEAK 41 132 76 McDermitt State 42 0.6 N 117 43.6 W 26U 54 131 26U, RW width: 60, CTAF: 122.9 85 Paisley 42 43.1 N 120 33.8 W 22S 104 278 22S, RW width: 60, CTAF: 122.9 31 Bluejoint Ranch DL 42 43.6 N 119 39.0 W BLUJTRCH 59 284 92 Roaring Springs Ranch 42 39.0 N 118 59.5 W OR10 25 290 OR10, RW width: 75 20 Alvord 200 W 42 42.2 N 118 47.0 W ALVRD200 18 313 56 Fish Lake 42 44.2 N 118 38.8 W FISHLAKE 16 337 87 Peak 7571 42 34.1 N 118 35.4 W PEAK7571 4.3 311 108 Wildhorse Lake 42 37.8 N 118 35.3 W WILDHAKE 7.7 335 101 Steens Mt 42 38.5 N 118 34.5 W STEENSMT 8.2 342 46 Devine Rock 42 38.8 N 118 32.5 W DEVINOCK 8.2 355 16 Alvord Hot Springs 42 32.6 N 118 32.0 W ALVORNGS 1.2 341 Good thermal source 13 Alvord Est 42 35.6 N 118 31.8 W ALVEST 4.5 357 38 Carls 42 31.2 N 118 31.6 W CARLS 0.6 190 Good house thermals generally between here and the ridge 10 Alvord Base 42 31.7 N 118 31.5 W ALVBASE Alvord Base Camp, 18/36 preferred 9/27 Freq: 123.3 Auto Tow Launches generally start at camp and proceed SSE but we can launch anywhere. Gliders can reach a height of 2800 ft AGL while on tow. 19 Alvord Ranch 42 37.1 N 118 29.9 W ALVORNCH 6.4 13 11 Alvord Dst 42 36.0 N 118 29.0 W ALVDST 5.4 23 75 Mann Lake Ranch 42 44.4 N 118 28.3 W MANNLNCH 15 11 71 Landing Field 42 43.5 N 118 27.9 W LANDIELD 14 13 Marked landing field on some charts. Need to inspect this field before landing there. The crop circle immediately south may be a better option for an emergency landing. 15 Alvord Desert 42 31.6 N 118 27.3 W ALVORERT 3.6 92 Mostly landable unless wet. Avoid dark areas. Lots of sage brush on perimeters especially on the eastern and southern ends. North end is usually the last to dry out but the wind can push the water around. 74 Mann Lake 42 46.3 N 118 26.8 W MANNLAKE 17 13 14 Alvord North 42 39.0 N 118 21.0 W ALVNORTH 12 47 79 Mickey Butte 42 42.5 N 118 20.9 W MICKETTE 15 36 Generally there are good thermals here 80 Mickey Hot Springs 42 40.7 N 118 20.9 W MICKENGS 14 41 69 Juniper Lake 42 55.1 N 118 20.6 W JUNIPAKE 28 19 78 Mickey Basin 42 44.3 N 118 19.1 W MICKESIN 18 36 Dry Lake 55 Fifteen Cent Lake 42 58.1 N 118 18.2 W FIFTEAKE 32 20 104 Ten Cent Lake 42 59.6 N 118 17.1 W TENCEAKE 34 21 4 Alvord 1K Wave 42 42.5 N 118 12.5 W ALV1KWV 20 52 42 Coyote Lake 42 34.5 N 118 6.7 W COYOTAKE 21 81 DL 7 Alvord 2K Wave 42 32.5 N 118 0.0 W ALV2KWV 27 88 95 Rome State 42 34.7 N 117 53.1 W REO 33 84 REO, RW width: 150, CTAF: 122.9 35 Burns Junction 42 47.0 N 117 51.0 W BURNSJCT 39 63 BLM? 2012 - Mike Koerner says - 17 meter wide, 6 feet short grass either side and a crown that gives good clearance. Just North of the intersection of Hwy 78 and Hwy 95 94 Rome Service Airport 42 50.0 N 117 37.8 W 0OR6 50 65 0OR6, RW width: 40 41 Christmas Valley 43 14.2 N 120 39.9 W 62S 119 295 62S, RW width: 60, UNICOM: 122.8 2 Alkali Lake State 43 5.2 N 119 58.6 W R03 83 298 R03, RW width: 150, CTAF: 122.9 106 Wagontire 43 15.0 N 119 52.5 W 81OR 85 307 81OR, RW width: 80, Fuel: MOGAS 8 Alvord 3K E 43 6.0 N 118 57.0 W ALV3KE 45 332 26 Barton Lake Ranch 43 7.7 N 118 40.6 W OR08 42 350 OR08, RW width: 75, UNICOM: 122.8 25 Arnold OR 43 25.2 N 118 34.6 W 7OR1 62 358 7OR1, RW width: 30 58 Field4 OR 43 10.7 N 118 17.8 W FLD4OR 46 14 Good farm fields 7/2008 21 Alvord 2K N 43 1.0 N 118 15.5 W ALVRD2KN 36 22 6 Alvord 2K N 43 2.0 N 118 15.0 W ALV2KN 38 22 66 Hwy 78 43 3.4 N 118 11.5 W HWY78 40 25 Hwy 78 and Fields Denio Rd 29 Black Bull Spring Ranch 43 5.8 N 118 9.0 W OR16 44 26 OR16, RW width: 40 48 Duck Creek Butte 43 10.1 N 118 8.2 W DUCKCTTE 48 24 100 Star Mountain 43 22.5 N 117 58.2 W STARMAIN 65 25 43 Crowley Ranch 43 18.5 N 117 53.7 W 78OR 63 30 78OR, RW width: 32 84 Owyhee Reservoir State 43 25.5 N 117 20.7 W 28U 86 44 28U, RW width: 30, CTAF: 122.9 9 Alvord 500K West 43 36.5 N 120 20.3 W ALV500KW 118 310 36 Burns OR 43 35.5 N 118 57.3 W BNO 77 344 BNO, RW width: 75, UNICOM: 122.8, Fuel: 100LL 65 Hooks 43 35.5 N 118 46.4 W OR32 75 350 OR32, RW width: 30