Cove is a city in Union County, Oregon, United States.

This area was well known to the Cayuse and Nez Perce Tribes who referred to it as Wiweeletitpe (wee-walla-tit-puh), meaning "Many creeks flowing at that place".

[citation needed] Euro-Americans first settled here in 1862, and in 1863 they established a post office named Forest Cove.

Mill Creek, a tributary of the Grande Ronde River, flows west from the Wallowa Mountains through Cove.

Mount Fanny rises to about 7,200 feet (2,200 m) about 3 miles (5 km) east of the city.

[7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.77 square miles (1.99 km2), all of it land.

[7] This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C).

[9] The average total annual precipitation in Cove is about 22 inches (560 mm).

[13] Cove High School participates in the 1A Old Oregon League in the OSAA.