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McKenzie Pass Highway
Observatory - McKenzie Pass
Observatory - McKenzie Pass
 
 
 
 
McKenzie Pass Highway (Ore. 242)
OPENING AND CLOSING DATES

Between snowgates at Mileposts 66 (approximately 16 miles east of McKenzie bridge) and 84 (approximately eight miles southwest of Sisters)
 
 
 
 
                Closing Date                               Opening Date
1925.....Dec 10    1969.....Dec 10    1925.....June 15  1969.....June 13 
1926.....Dec 11 1970.....Oct 24   1926.....April 29     1970.....June 12 
1927.....Dec 12  1971.....Nov 1 1927.....June 20  1971.....June 30 
1928.....Dec 25  1972.....Dec 4  1928.....May 23  1972.....June 28 
1929.....Dec 29  1973.....Nov 4  1929.....June 5  1973.....May 25    
1930.....Nov 15  1974.....Nov 7  1930.....April 13  1974.....July 3 
1931.....Nov 17  1975.....Oct 23  1931.....May 13  1975.....July 2 
1932.....Dec 19  1976.....Dec 8  1932.....June 14  1976.....July 2 
1933.....Dec 15  1977.....Oct 31  1933.....June 24  1977.....June 16 
1934.....Nov 26  1978.....Nov 19  1934...+March 21    1978.....June 15 
1935.....Dec 20  1979.....Oct 19  1935.....June 12  1979.....June 21 
1936.....Jan 4  1980.....Nov 14  1936.....May 15  1980.....June 18 
1937.....Dec 23  1981.....Nov 16  1937.....May 27  1981.....June 8 
1938.....Dec 28  1982.....Nov 18  1938.....June 1  1982.....July 1 
1939..**Jan 10  1983.....Nov 8   1939.....May 25  1983.....June 27 
1940.....Jan 6 1984.....Oct 19  1940.....May 12  1984.....July 2 
1941.....Jan 2  1985.....Oct 22  1941.....April 30  1985.....June 21 
1942.....Nov 15  1986.....Nov 7  1942.....May 22  1986.....June 18 
1943.....Jan 3 1987.....Nov 16  1943.....July 16  1987.....June 4 
1944.....Dec 23  1988.....Nov 8  1944.....June 12  1988.....June 20 
1945.....Nov 10  1989.....Nov 24  1945.....June 16  1989.....July 12 
1946.....Nov 22  1990.....Nov 20  1946.....June 15  1990.....June 21 
1947.....Dec 29  1991.....Oct 23  1947.....May 27  1991.....June 7 
1948.....Nov 17  1992.....Nov 9  1948.....June 23  1992.....May 15 
1949.....Dec 17  1993.....Nov 22  1949.....June 15  1993.....June 18 
1950.....Nov 17  1994.....Nov 1  1950.....June 16  1994.....May 25 
1951.....Nov 29  1995.....Nov 6  1951.....May 29  1995.....June 9 
1952.....Dec 6  1996...*Oct 18   1952.....June 13  1996.....June 28 
1953.....Dec 4  1997.....Nov 19  1953.....June 11  1997.....May 27 
1954.....Dec 23  1998.....Nov 5  1954.....May 19  1998.....July 1 
1955.....Nov 21  1999.....Oct 27  1955.....June 23  1999..++July 29  
1956.....Oct 31  2000.....Nov 8  1956.....June 10  2000.....June 29 
1957.....Dec 19  2001.....Nov 19  1957.....May 17  2001.....May 24 
1958.....Nov 15  2002.....Nov 8  1958.....May 29  2002.....July 3 
1959.....Jan 8 2003.....Oct 30   1959.....May 8 2003.....June 30 
1960.....Nov 25  2004.....Oct 21  1960.....June 24  2004.....July 1 
1961.....Nov 22  2005.....Nov 2  1961.....May 16  2005.....May 26 
1962.....Dec 2  2006....Nov 7 1962.....June 14  2006....June 29
1964.....Nov 12  2007....Nov 1 1964.....July 18  2007....June 18
1965.....Nov 24   *Earliest Closure 1965.....June 18    +Earliest Opening  
1966.....Dec 4  Oct 18, 1996  1966.....July 1  March 21, 1934  
1967.....Dec 4  **Latest Closure 1967.....June 23  ++Latest Opening
1968.....Dec 1   Jan 10, 1939 1968.....May 17   July 29, 1999
       
 
Longest closure:  256 days (Nov 5, 1998 - July 29, 1999)
Shortest closure:  96 days (Dec 15, 1933 - March 21, 1934)
 
Longest time open:  250 days (Mar 21 - Nov 26, 1934)
Shortest time open:  90 days (July 29 - Oct 27, 1999)

 
Page updated: December 14, 2007

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