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Cogs

Cogs from directly overhead

Cogs is an artwork in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,107 m. Tumalo Mountain stands 2,370 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Fossils of the Future, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Cascade Lakes passes 3.1 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
2007
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.05035, -121.31646

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • McKay Park: 0.3 mi
  • Miller's Landing Park: 0.3 mi
  • Mary Jane's Park: 0.3 mi
  • Hixon Park: 0.4 mi
  • Columbia Park: 0.5 mi
Peaks
  • Overturf Butte: 1.2 mi
  • Pilot Butte: 1.8 mi
  • Sunset Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Tumalo Butte: 4.1 mi
  • Horse Butte: 6.6 mi
Artworks: 45
Cliffs: 25
Waterfalls: 21
Nature reserves: 20
Springs: 15
  • Bull Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Cold Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Jack Pine Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Kiwa Springs: 10.9 mi
  • Farewell Spring: 13.2 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Bob the Bend Rock: 0.8 mi
  • 1904 Miller Family Ranch and Sawmill: 5.8 mi
  • Lava Lands Visitor Center: 9.9 mi
  • High Desert Activity Center: 14.3 mi
  • Redmond Caves Recreation Area: 15.3 mi
Gardens: 4
Historic sites: 4
  • Frank T. Johns: 0.6 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial: 0.8 mi
  • Peace Statue: 0.9 mi
  • Terrence Hardington Foley: 1.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Meadow Day Use Area: 5.0 mi
  • Bivouac tables: 23.2 mi
  • Upper Lone Pine Day Use Area: 24.4 mi
  • Greenwood Day Use Area: 24.5 mi
Museums: 3
Hot springs: 1
  • Paulina Hot Springs: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Cogs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tumalo MountainW 259°2,370 m16.5 mi
Vista ButteWSW 254°2,017 m14.6 mi
Bearwallow ButteW 280°1,967 m11.8 mi
Kwinnum ButteSSE 169°1,964 m17.5 mi
Triangle HillWNW 287°1,950 m11.6 mi
Kapka ButteWSW 250°1,877 m15.1 mi
Bosbosli ButteSSE 165°1,877 m15.5 mi
Mokst ButteS 174°1,869 m14.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4019:18
June solstice05:2320:0820:53
September equinox06:5318:2619:04
December solstice07:3815:4316:31

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343540445258666659483932
Precip in1.41.00.70.81.00.70.40.40.30.61.32.1

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/5363133573

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