Editing Sumpter, Oregon (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Sumpter Oregon.jpg|thumb|Main Street]]
Sumpter, about {{convert|4400|ft|m}} above sea level,<ref name=gnis/> is near the [[Wallowa–Whitman National Forest]], the [[Blue Mountains (Pacific Northwest)|Blue Mountains]], and a subrange of the Blue Mountains, the [[Elkhorn Mountains (Oregon)|Elkhorn Mountains]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer|publisher=DeLorme|location=Yarmouth, Maine|year=2008|edition=7th|page=78|isbn=978-0-89933-347-2}}</ref> McCully Fork and Cracker Creek meet to form the Powder River near Sumpter.<ref name="ODOT map">{{cite web|title=Oregon Transportation Map: Sumpter|url=http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/TD/TDATA/gis/docs/citymaps/Sumpter.pdf|publisher=Oregon Department of Transportation|year=2012|access-date=April 16, 2013}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|2.18|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=U.S. Gazetteer Files 2010: Place List|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/2010_place_list_41.txt|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=April 16, 2013}}</ref>

Sumpter is along [[Oregon Route 410]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?q=oregon+route+410&hl=en&sll=44.145447,-120.583402&sspn=4.477964,9.129639&t=h&hnear=Oregon+410,+Sumpter,+Baker,+Oregon+97877&z=13|title=Oregon 410|publisher=Google Maps|access-date=April 15, 2013}}</ref> also known as the Sumpter Highway.<ref name="ODOT map"/> By highway, the city is {{convert|26|mi|km}} from Baker City, {{convert|31|mi|km}} from [[Interstate 84 (west)|Interstate 84]], and {{convert|333|mi|km}} from Portland.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sumpter Community Profile|url=http://www.orinfrastructure.org/profiles/Sumpter/|publisher=Oregon Infrastructure Finance Authority|year=2009|access-date=April 16, 2013}}</ref> A {{convert|106|mi|km|adj=on}} loop drive known as the Elkhorn Scenic Byway passes through Sumpter, connecting to [[Oregon Route 7]] at its intersection with Route 410.<ref name="Ostertag"/>

===Climate===
This [[climate|climatic]] region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Sumpter has a [[humid continental climate]], abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=34353&cityname=Sumpter%2C+Oregon%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Sumpter, Oregon]</ref>