Ione is a city in Morrow County, Oregon, United States.

Ione is at an elevation of 1,089 feet (332 m)[4] between the Columbia River to the north and the Blue Mountains to the southeast.

[8] Willow Creek flows through Ione, which is downstream of Heppner and Lexington and upstream of Arlington.

[7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.65 square miles (1.68 km2), all of it land.

[9] Route 74 forms part of the Blue Mountain Scenic Byway, a 130-mile (210 km) set of roads connecting I-84 along the Columbia River with the North Fork John Day River in the Blue Mountains.

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

[12] Sheep ranching was important in the region during the days of early settlement by non-natives.

It continues in the 21st century and has been joined by wheat farming and cattle ranching as significant uses of the land.

24.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.