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Cape Horn

Cape Horn, seen from above at true elevation

Cape Horn is a cliff in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 167 m. Marys Peak stands 1,249 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Table Mountain, a peak 2.8 miles away. Pacific Coast passes 12 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
167 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.51429, -123.82206

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Table Mountain: 2.8 mi
  • Palmer Mountain: 3.7 mi
  • Strawberry Mountain: 6.4 mi
  • Baldy: 6.8 mi
  • Lone Spring Mountain: 6.9 mi
Parks
  • Memorial Lumbermans Park: 5.4 mi
  • Cannon Quarry Park: 7.4 mi
  • Paddle Park: 8.0 mi
  • Yaquina View Park: 8.1 mi
  • Maple Street Park: 8.3 mi
Nature reserves: 23
Attractions: 10
  • The Aviary: 13.1 mi
  • Baystreet Pier: 13.9 mi
  • Ripley's Believe It or Not!: 13.9 mi
  • Abbey Street Pier: 13.9 mi
  • Big Stump: 15.5 mi
Artworks: 9
  • Coast Guard Helicopter: 13.9 mi
  • CG 36503: 13.9 mi
  • Pilgrim: 13.9 mi
  • Salmon Nation: 13.9 mi
  • Whales: 13.9 mi
Museums: 7
  • Yaquina Pacific Railroad Museum: 9.3 mi
  • Toledo Centennial History Center: 9.4 mi
  • Education Wing: 13.3 mi
  • Pacific Maritime Heritage Center: 13.8 mi
  • Little Log Church & Museum: 19.8 mi
Beaches: 7
  • South Beach: 12.8 mi
  • Holly Beach: 13.2 mi
  • Moolack Beach: 17.4 mi
  • Beverly Beach: 18.9 mi
  • Neptune Beach: 22.2 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Seashore Joy Garden: 13.3 mi
  • Silver Surf Memorial Garden: 18.3 mi
  • Gerdemann Botanic Preserve: 18.9 mi
  • Bent E. Petersen Memorial Garden: 19.6 mi
  • Yachats Community Garden: 19.7 mi
Historic sites: 5
  • Yellow Submarine: 13.3 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 14.6 mi
  • The Courage to Succeed: 23.6 mi
  • Roy Bower and Jack Chambers Memorial: 23.7 mi
  • Valsetz: 23.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Green Peak Falls: 20.3 mi
  • Alsea Falls: 20.8 mi
  • Waters of Mormon: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Cliffs: 2
  • Owl Slab: 14.5 mi
  • Devil's Punchbowl: 20.0 mi
Springs: 2
  • Solstice Spring: 15.2 mi
  • Hull Spring: 24.2 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Cape Horn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Marys PeakE 93°1,248.8 m13.3 mi
Grass MountainSE 130°1,086 m9.6 mi
Prairie PeakSSE 147°1,040 m19.5 mi
Old Blue MountainESE 107°1,003 m13.3 mi
Prairie MountainSE 138°1,002 m20.8 mi
Alsea MountainE 99°928 m14.9 mi
Green MountainNNE 28°860 m19.2 mi
Table MountainSSW 195°857.707 m2.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:4919:28
June solstice05:3120:2021:04
September equinox07:0318:3619:14
December solstice07:5015:5116:39

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414245485458626358514440
Precip in14.610.810.87.74.12.60.50.82.77.313.716.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alsea FH (fall Creek), 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357304509

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