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Howard Point

Howard Point, seen from above at true elevation

Howard Point is a cliff in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 1,554 m. Snow Mountain stands 2,185 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Donnelly Butte, a peak 6.7 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1554 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.79876, -119.64052
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Donnelly Butte: 6.7 mi
  • Dry Mountain: 9.6 mi
  • Emigrant Butte: 9.7 mi
  • Bear Canyon Butte: 9.8 mi
  • Mackey Butte: 10.1 mi
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 4
  • Silver Creek Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Upper Ryegrass Spring: 13.1 mi
  • Suplee Hot Spring (private): 14.1 mi
  • Sage Hen Spring: 20.3 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Civilian Conservation Corps Monument: 19.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Howard Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snow MountainNNE 31°2,185 m13.9 mi
Utley ButteNE 43°1,946 m14.5 mi
Little Mowich MountainNNE 20°1,919.021 m12.7 mi
Dry MountainSSE 156°1,915.058 m9.6 mi
Big Mowich MountainNNE 20°1,901.952 m11.3 mi
Sugarloaf MountainENE 68°1,870.558 m21.6 mi
Whiskey MountainNE 51°1,853 m14.9 mi
Donnelly ButteNE 49°1,837 m6.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3319:11
June solstice05:1720:0120:45
September equinox06:4718:2018:58
December solstice07:3015:3716:25

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283137425057686760473527
Precip in1.61.01.21.01.50.90.40.40.50.91.11.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Squaw Butte-northern Great BAS, 22 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357325978

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