Mt. Pisgah Sighting Pedestal
Mt. Pisgah Sighting Pedestal is an artwork in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 466 m. Bear Mountain stands 1,116 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Pisgah, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Cottage Grove Covered Bridge passes 14 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1990
- Material
- bronze
What to expect
How to reach it
- 14.4 mi off the Cottage Grove Covered Bridge
- 24.7 mi off the Over the Rivers and Through the Woods
- 28.8 mi off the West Cascades, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Pisgah: 0.0 mi
- Swing Hill: 1.0 mi
- Short Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Moon Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Sellers Butte: 3.9 mi
- Volunteer Park: 2.3 mi
- Douglas Gardens Park: 2.3 mi
- 32nd Street Community Sports Park: 2.4 mi
- Quartz Park: 2.6 mi
- Jasper Meadows Park: 2.6 mi
- Dinosaur on Hill: 3.4 mi
- Springfield 125th Anniversary Mural: 3.8 mi
- Luigi Testa Sculpture Garden: 3.8 mi
- Express Yourself: 3.9 mi
- Untitled: 3.9 mi
- Georgia Pacific Natural Area: 1.8 mi
- Thurston Hills Natural Area: 3.3 mi
- Coryell Ridge: 3.8 mi
- Weyerhaeuser McKenzie Natural Area: 4.0 mi
- Suzanne Arlie Park: 4.0 mi
- Patricia Baker Wildflower Garden: 0.8 mi
- Learning Garden: 3.6 mi
- Laurel Valley Educational Farm: 4.6 mi
- Hendricks Park Rhododendron Garden: 5.2 mi
- Grove Community Garden: 5.6 mi
- In Memory Of American Veterans: 3.3 mi
- Thurston High School shooting memorial: 3.4 mi
- Willamette Heights Pillar: 3.7 mi
- Vietnam War: 3.9 mi
- Springfield Veterans' Memorial Plaza: 3.9 mi
- Springfield History Museum: 3.9 mi
- Museum of Natural and Cultural History: 5.8 mi
- Cascades Raptor Center: 5.9 mi
- Eugene Science Center: 6.4 mi
- Creswell Historical Museum: 6.8 mi
- Elijah Bristow Monument: 3.0 mi
- Living History Village: 3.2 mi
- Masterson Pioneer Cabin: 3.3 mi
- Nicolas Cage balcony: 6.5 mi
- Mim's House: 7.1 mi
- Spliff Cliff: 5.2 mi
- Franklin Perch: 5.2 mi
- Climbing Columns: 7.5 mi
- Lenon Hill: 11.6 mi
- Gettings Creek Rest Area Southbound: 11.0 mi
- Gettings Creek Rest Area Northbound: 11.1 mi
- Oak Grove Rest Area Northbound: 16.6 mi
- Oak Grove Rest Area Southbound: 16.7 mi
- Chicken Shack: 3.1 mi
- Signal Point Day Use Area: 16.1 mi
- Hampton Boating Site: 22.8 mi
- Brice Creek Falls: 22.4 mi
- Spirit Falls: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Mt. Pisgah Sighting Pedestal. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Mountain | SSE 162° | 1,116 m | 11.8 mi |
| Mount Nebo | NE 51° | 991 m | 16.7 mi |
| Buck Mountain | N 355° | 961.6 m | 13.3 mi |
| Mount Tom | N 356° | 954 m | 14.3 mi |
| Eagles Rest | SE 135° | 922 m | 15.4 mi |
| Miles Peak | E 81° | 897 m | 15.8 mi |
| Round Mountain | N 8° | 852.2 m | 15.3 mi |
| Prune Hill | S 174° | 809 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:46 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:15 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:50 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 44 | 47 | 51 | 56 | 61 | 67 | 67 | 63 | 55 | 47 | 42 |
| Precip in | 6.1 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 6.4 | 7.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lookout PT DAM, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/11679112332
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