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Totem

Totem from directly overhead

Totem is an artwork in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 44 m. Bald Peak stands 497 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Lamont Springs Natural Area, a park 0.4 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 6.1 miles off. 52 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
2011-10
Material
steel,_reclaimed_metal
Visiting

What to expect

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Coordinates45.39718, -122.72340

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lamont Springs Natural Area: 0.4 mi
  • Westridge Park: 0.6 mi
  • Lake Grove Swim Park: 0.7 mi
  • Chow Corner: 0.8 mi
  • Pilkington Park: 0.8 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Gardens
Attractions
Museums: 54
Peaks: 52
  • Cooks Butte: 1.2 mi
  • Iron Mountain: 2.0 mi
  • Mount Sylvania: 2.8 mi
  • Bull Mountain: 5.0 mi
  • Oatfield Hill: 5.3 mi
Picnic sites: 19
  • Stonesthrow Picnic and BBQ Area: 1.3 mi
  • Willamette Falls Heritage Foundation: 5.9 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 3: 7.1 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 2: 7.1 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 1: 7.3 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Willamette Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Coffee Creek Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Singer Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Jane Martin Waterfall: 7.1 mi
  • Tumble Creek Falls: 8.0 mi
Beaches: 12
  • Poet's Beach: 8.0 mi
  • Lindbergh’s Beach: 10.9 mi
  • North Beach: 14.8 mi
  • Surprise Beach: 15.5 mi
  • Lieser Point: 15.9 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Phantom Bluff: 1.4 mi
  • Waud Bluff: 12.0 mi
  • Madrone Wall: 12.9 mi
  • Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 13.0 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 13.1 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 4
  • Oliver Spring: 11.9 mi
  • Giesy Spring: 12.2 mi
  • spring w/concrete cover: 17.0 mi
  • School District Spring: 22.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Totem. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald PeakW 270°497 m16.1 mi
Dixie MountainNNW 335°490 m23.0 mi
Highland ButteSE 129°470 m17.6 mi
Cornell MountainN 351°392 m9.0 mi
Parrett MountainSW 232°381 m9.9 mi
East Bliss ButteENE 73°344 m13.7 mi
Iowa HillW 280°342 m17.6 mi
Mount ScottENE 65°332 m9.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4519:24
June solstice05:2320:1821:04
September equinox06:5918:3119:10
December solstice07:4815:4216:31

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424448525862686864544641

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beaverton 2 SSW, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/9328835380

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