Artwork · Oregon

Big Ears

Big Ears from directly overhead

Big Ears is an artwork in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,115 m. Tumalo Mountain stands 2,370 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Reflection of Stream, a artwork 0.4 miles away. Cascade Lakes passes 2.4 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built: 2001
Material: bronze

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Coordinates44.04793, -121.33157

2.4 mi off the Cascade Lakes, National
20.2 mi off the McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass, National
29.2 mi off the Oregon Outback, National

Overlooks nearby

Arlies Rock/North Gateway Information Viewpoint · 7 mi
Vista Butte Sno-Park · 14 mi
Windy Point · 27 mi
Three Sisters Viewpoint · 28 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Hixon Park: 0.4 mi
Columbia Park: 0.4 mi
McKay Park: 0.5 mi
Rooted Community Garden: 0.5 mi
Riverbend Park: 0.5 mi

Peaks

Overturf Butte: 0.5 mi
Pilot Butte: 2.6 mi
Sunset Hill: 2.9 mi
Tumalo Butte: 3.8 mi
Horse Butte: 7.0 mi

Artworks45

Cliffs25

Look Out Point: 3.3 mi
Power lines cliff: 6.8 mi
Cougar Buttress: 10.8 mi
Tam McArthur Rim: 16.0 mi
Southern Tip: 23.4 mi

Waterfalls21

Dillon Falls: 7.4 mi
Benham Falls: 8.5 mi
Awbrey Falls: 10.3 mi
Tumalo Falls: 11.7 mi
Double Falls: 12.3 mi

Nature reserves20

Simonson Natural Area: 1.9 mi
Magill's Landing Natural Area: 2.0 mi
Magill's Conservation Easement: 2.0 mi
Pilot Butte State Scenic Viewpoint: 2.5 mi
Larkspur Natural Area: 2.6 mi

Springs15

Bull Spring: 7.2 mi
Cold Spring: 9.4 mi
Jack Pine Spring: 9.8 mi
Kiwa Springs: 10.2 mi
Farewell Spring: 12.4 mi

Attractions6

Bob the Bend Rock: 1.5 mi
1904 Miller Family Ranch and Sawmill: 5.6 mi
Lava Lands Visitor Center: 9.6 mi
High Desert Activity Center: 14.8 mi
Redmond Caves Recreation Area: 15.8 mi

Gardens4

Miller's Landing Community Garden: 0.5 mi
Franklin's Corner Community Garden: 2.0 mi
Petersen Rock Garden: 11.2 mi
Sisters Community Garden: 20.3 mi

Historic sites4

Frank T. Johns: 1.0 mi
Veteran's Memorial: 1.2 mi
Peace Statue: 1.5 mi
Terrence Hardington Foley: 2.6 mi

Museums3

Deschutes Historical Museum: 0.9 mi
The High Desert Museum: 5.7 mi
Sisters Museum: 20.0 mi

Picnic sites3

Meadow Day Use Area: 4.4 mi
Bivouac tables: 23.6 mi
Beach Day Use Area: 24.3 mi

Hot springs1

Paulina Hot Springs: 22.4 mi

Ghost towns1

Millican: 23.6 mi

Rest areas1

Peter Skene Ogden State Scenic Viewport: 24.7 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Big Ears. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Tumalo Mountain	W 259°	2,370 m	15.7 mi
Moon Mountain	W 271°	2,275.332 m	16.8 mi
Vista Butte	WSW 254°	2,017 m	13.8 mi
Bearwallow Butte	W 281°	1,967 m	11.1 mi
Triangle Hill	WNW 289°	1,950 m	11.0 mi
Kapka Butte	WSW 250°	1,877 m	14.4 mi
Bosbosli Butte	SSE 163°	1,877 m	15.6 mi
Mokst Butte	S 171°	1,869 m	14.9 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:09	18:40	19:18
June solstice	05:23	20:08	20:53
September equinox	06:53	18:26	19:04
December solstice	07:38	15:43	16:31

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	34	35	40	44	52	58	66	66	59	48	39	32
Precip in	1.4	1.0	0.7	0.8	1.0	0.7	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.6	1.3	2.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bend, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5363133576

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