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Lodestar

Lodestar from directly overhead

Lodestar is an artwork in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,114 m. Tumalo Mountain stands 2,370 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Woodriver Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Cascade Lakes passes 2.7 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
2009
Material
bronze
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.04046, -121.31676

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Woodriver Park: 0.2 mi
  • Blakely Park: 0.2 mi
  • Riverbend Park: 0.4 mi
  • Farewell Bend Park: 0.4 mi
  • Hixon Park: 0.7 mi
Peaks
  • Overturf Butte: 1.4 mi
  • Pilot Butte: 2.2 mi
  • Sunset Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Tumalo Butte: 4.6 mi
  • Horse Butte: 6.1 mi
Artworks: 45
Cliffs: 25
Waterfalls: 21
Nature reserves: 20
Springs: 15
  • Bull Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Cold Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Kiwa Springs: 10.5 mi
  • Jack Pine Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Farewell Spring: 13.2 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Bob the Bend Rock: 1.3 mi
  • 1904 Miller Family Ranch and Sawmill: 5.1 mi
  • Lava Lands Visitor Center: 9.2 mi
  • High Desert Activity Center: 14.9 mi
  • Redmond Caves Recreation Area: 15.9 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Meadow Day Use Area: 4.5 mi
  • Bivouac tables: 23.8 mi
  • Upper Lone Pine Day Use Area: 24.6 mi
  • Greenwood Day Use Area: 24.6 mi
  • Beach Day Use Area: 24.9 mi
Gardens: 4
Historic sites: 4
  • Frank T. Johns: 1.3 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial: 1.5 mi
  • Peace Statue: 1.6 mi
  • Terrence Hardington Foley: 2.2 mi
Museums: 3
Hot springs: 1
  • Paulina Hot Springs: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Lodestar. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tumalo MountainW 262°2,370 m16.4 mi
Vista ButteWSW 257°2,017 m14.4 mi
Bearwallow ButteWNW 283°1,967 m12.0 mi
Kwinnum ButteSSE 168°1,964 m16.8 mi
Triangle HillWNW 290°1,950 m11.9 mi
Bosbosli ButteSSE 165°1,877 m14.9 mi
Kapka ButteWSW 253°1,877 m14.9 mi
Mokst ButteS 173°1,869 m14.2 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/5363133591

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