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Ophir Beach

Ophir Beach from directly overhead

Ophir Beach is a beach in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 25 m. Game Lake Peak stands 1,341 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Ophir Rest Area, a rest area 1.0 miles away. Pacific Coast runs past it.

The story

Ophir Beach is an undeveloped sandy beach on the Oregon Coast seven miles north of Gold Beach in Curry County, United States. It is more than 8.5 kilometres (5.3 mi) in length with the south end at Nesika Beach and the north end at a cape named the Devils Backbone. The beach is bounded by U.S. Route 101 on the east. Euchre Creek flows westward to the ocean cutting through the northern third of the beach. There is a state maintained safety rest area at Ophir Beach with picnic tables and restrooms. This beach is sometimes referred to as Nesika Beach.

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Wikidata Q14709158, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
25 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.54983, -124.39427

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Cedar Point: 1.9 mi
  • Ulmer Mountain: 1.9 mi
  • Vondergreen Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Colebrook Butte: 3.4 mi
  • Brushy Bald Mountain: 3.7 mi
Parks: 14
  • Geisel Monument State Park: 4.2 mi
  • Huntley Park: 6.0 mi
  • Pocket Park: 9.2 mi
  • Humbug Mountain Day Use Area: 9.3 mi
  • Collier H Buffington Memorial Park: 9.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
Historic sites: 3
Beaches: 2
Museums: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Attractions: 1
Lighthouses: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Coquille River Falls: 22.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Ophir Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Game Lake PeakESE 118°1,341.425 m17.5 mi
Saddle MountainSE 127°1,290 m16.9 mi
Snow Camp MountainSE 141°1,286 m18.4 mi
Collier ButteSE 133°1,284 m18.6 mi
Iron MountainNE 51°1,242.06 m16.4 mi
Jacoby ButteSE 136°1,223 m18.4 mi
Fairview MountainSE 138°1,210 m16.4 mi
Ophir MountainENE 61°1,208.837 m15.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5319:30
June solstice05:4120:1620:59
September equinox07:0618:3919:17
December solstice07:4516:0216:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F494950515558616160565148
Precip in12.09.710.37.13.51.80.30.51.44.910.713.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gold Beach RS, 10 mi away.

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Wedderburn, Rogue River, 8 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357320422

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