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Thor

Thor from directly overhead

Thor is an artwork in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Elkhorn Mountain stands 679 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Winter Rider No. 2, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD passes 7.9 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1977
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.51786, -122.67920

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites
Parks
Attractions
Gardens
Nature reserves
Peaks
Museums: 53
Waterfalls: 26
  • Jane Martin Waterfall: 3.4 mi
  • Cedar Mill Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Knapp Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Singer Falls: 11.6 mi
Picnic sites: 24
Beaches: 14
  • Poet's Beach: 0.9 mi
  • Lindbergh’s Beach: 2.7 mi
  • North Beach: 6.1 mi
  • Surprise Beach: 6.9 mi
  • Lieser Point: 7.7 mi
Cliffs: 11
  • Waud Bluff: 4.3 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 5.9 mi
  • Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 6.0 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 6.0 mi
  • Phantom Bluff: 7.7 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Springs: 5
  • School District Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Oliver Spring: 18.2 mi
  • Giesy Spring: 20.8 mi
  • spring w/concrete cover: 21.1 mi
  • Fern Spring: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Thor. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elkhorn MountainNE 44°679 m21.3 mi
Livingston MountainNE 53°595 m18.7 mi
Spud MountainNE 52°576 m19.7 mi
Bald PeakWSW 245°497 m20.1 mi
Dixie MountainNW 317°490 m17.2 mi
Little BaldyNE 50°437 m17.5 mi
Cornell MountainW 279°392 m3.6 mi
Parrett MountainSW 215°381 m17.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4419:23
June solstice05:2320:1821:04
September equinox06:5818:3119:10
December solstice07:4915:4116:31

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424548535963697065554742
Precip in6.44.74.83.62.61.50.40.51.64.06.67.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland Kgw-tv, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/3855210426

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