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Bigfoot Trap

Bigfoot Trap from directly overhead

Bigfoot Trap is an attraction in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 674 m. Condrey Mountain stands 2,164 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Collings Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Rogue-Umpqua passes 27 miles off.

The story

trap designed to capture a Bigfoot (or Sasquatch)

Dates from 1974.

Wikidata Q4906851, matched on coordinates and name (784 m apart).

How to reach it

Coordinates42.05659, -123.13722

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Collings Mountain: 0.9 mi
  • Kinney Mountain: 1.7 mi
  • Iron Knob: 3.0 mi
  • Billy Mountain: 3.1 mi
  • Iron Hand: 3.2 mi
Parks
  • Cantrall Buckley County Park: 12.0 mi
  • Tunnel Ridge Recreation Site: 13.8 mi
  • Little Applegate Recreation Site: 14.7 mi
  • Britt Gardens County Park: 19.7 mi
  • Doc Griffin Park: 19.7 mi
Attractions: 20
  • Sanctuary One: 2.8 mi
  • Stein butte trailhead: 3.2 mi
  • Gin Lin Trailhead: 4.8 mi
  • Cook and Green Trailhead: 5.6 mi
  • Fir glade trailhead: 8.6 mi
Springs: 15
Gardens: 8
  • Union Park Community Garden: 22.2 mi
  • Pollenator Garden: 22.4 mi
  • Learning Garden: 22.6 mi
  • Memorial rose garden: 23.1 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 23.4 mi
Historic sites: 7
Museums: 7
Nature reserves: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Ponytail Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Horsetail Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Granite Falls: 20.3 mi
  • Loretta Falls: 20.9 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Madronita: 16.1 mi
  • Tree of life: 16.1 mi
  • Dragonfly: 16.2 mi
  • Rogue Gallery & Art Center: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Seattle Bar Day Use Area: 3.2 mi
  • Madrone: 23.4 mi
Cliffs: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Bigfoot Trap. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Condrey MountainSE 135°2,164 m11.5 mi
Grayback MountainWNW 292°2,148.23 m9.7 mi
Scraggy MountainSE 134°2,117 m9.6 mi
Red ButteSSW 195°2,054 m9.1 mi
Kangaroo MountainSSW 199°2,040 m9.9 mi
Big Sugarloaf PeakWNW 297°2,030 m9.9 mi
Arnold MountainWSW 251°2,026.31 m8.9 mi
Donomore PeakESE 107°2,017 m11.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4819:25
June solstice05:3820:1020:53
September equinox07:0118:3519:11
December solstice07:3815:5916:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404347515965727165554539
Precip in4.43.03.02.11.40.70.50.40.62.33.95.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ruch, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipedia

OpenStreetMap element node/10817099005

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