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Mt. Bachelor Compass

Mt. Bachelor Compass from directly overhead

Mt. Bachelor Compass is an artwork in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,139 m. Tumalo Mountain stands 2,370 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Sound Garden, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Cascade Lakes passes 1.8 miles off.

What the record says

Built
2002
Material
aluminum

How to reach it

Coordinates44.03857, -121.33609

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Skyline Sports Complex: 0.3 mi
  • Farewell Bend Park: 0.6 mi
  • Riverbend Park: 0.6 mi
  • Rooted Community Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Woodriver Park: 0.8 mi
Peaks
  • Overturf Butte: 1.0 mi
  • Sunset Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Pilot Butte: 3.0 mi
  • Tumalo Butte: 4.3 mi
  • Horse Butte: 6.7 mi
Cliffs: 23
Waterfalls: 22
Nature reserves: 20
Springs: 15
  • Bull Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Cold Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Jack Pine Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Kiwa Springs: 9.6 mi
  • Farewell Spring: 12.2 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Bob the Bend Rock: 2.0 mi
  • 1904 Miller Family Ranch and Sawmill: 4.9 mi
  • Lava Lands Visitor Center: 9.0 mi
  • High Desert Activity Center: 15.5 mi
  • Redmond Caves Recreation Area: 16.5 mi
Gardens: 4
Historic sites: 4
  • Frank T. Johns: 1.7 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial: 1.9 mi
  • Peace Statue: 2.1 mi
  • Terrence Hardington Foley: 3.0 mi
Museums: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Meadow Day Use Area: 3.8 mi
  • Beach Day Use Area: 23.9 mi
  • Bivouac tables: 24.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Paulina Hot Springs: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Mt. Bachelor Compass. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tumalo MountainW 262°2,370 m15.4 mi
Moon MountainW 273°2,275.332 m16.6 mi
Vista ButteWSW 256°2,017 m13.4 mi
Bearwallow ButteWNW 284°1,967 m11.1 mi
Triangle HillWNW 292°1,950 m11.0 mi
Kapka ButteWSW 252°1,877 m13.9 mi
Bosbosli ButteSSE 161°1,877 m15.0 mi
Mokst ButteS 169°1,869 m14.3 mi

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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5363133604

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