Northwest Wildflowers: Pueblo Mountains, Oregon

Wildflower Destinations > Southeastern Oregon

Pueblo Mountains

Harney County, Oregon

Bureau of Land Management

Fees: none

Activity: hiking

Elevation: 5175'-7000'

Current status (as of 6/8/23): blooming

Peak wildflower bloom in the Pueblo Mountains is typically from early May through June into early July, but there may be some flowers blooming from late April until late July.* (In 2023, things are running a little later than usual.)

Typical year:

Notes

You can ride a bike on the first 2.5 miles of the route to Ten Cent Meadows shown here... but it's a pretty rough ride. Of course, this is only one possible destination in the Pueblos; you may also want to check out the area around Domingo Pass Road.

Web links:

Photo albums: 2022

Wildflowers in this area:

WildflowerSearch.org

iNaturalist observations

Consortium of PNW Herbaria

Featured plants: Canbya aurea, Castilleja angustifolia var. flavescens, Dimeresia howellii, Hesperochiron californicus, Scutellaria nana

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* The dates given on this Web site for each location's blooming season are only estimates and can vary from year to year. Weather conditions in the winter and spring can shift these dates by up to a month, especially in the mountains. For the latest updates, check the Oregon Wildflowers or PortlandHikers Facebook groups, or browse the most recent postings to iNaturalist or Instagram.