Palisades
Palisades is a cliff in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 1,181 m. Coffin Mountain stands 1,698 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Monument Peak, a peak 0.9 miles away. West Cascades passes 8.1 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1181 m
How to reach it
- 8.1 mi off the West Cascades, National
- 19.6 mi off the Over the Rivers and Through the Woods
- 20.5 mi off the Silver Falls
- 23.8 mi off the McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass, National
Overlooks nearby
- North Falls Viewpoint · 21 mi
- Shea Point · 26 mi
- Glen Thomas Site · 26 mi
- Sahalie Falls Viewpoint · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Monument Peak: 0.9 mi
- Sawmill Hill: 1.7 mi
- Water Tower Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Whitman Rock: 4.7 mi
- Tumble Rock: 5.2 mi
- Tumble Falls: 5.6 mi
- Marten Buttes Falls: 7.9 mi
- Sullivan Creek Falls: 10.5 mi
- Henline Falls: 11.1 mi
- Sawmill Falls: 11.6 mi
- Ed Rogers Wayside: 4.6 mi
- Santiam Horse Camp: 5.6 mi
- Kimmel Park: 9.2 mi
- Wayside Park: 9.8 mi
- Elkhorn Woods Park: 10.1 mi
- Natural Rock Arch: 5.5 mi
- Phantom Natural Bridge: 7.3 mi
- Three Pools: 10.2 mi
- Jawbone Flats: 11.7 mi
- Breitenbush Hot Springs Parking: 17.0 mi
- Packsaddle County Park: 5.5 mi
- Santiam Kingston Hills: 21.7 mi
- Cascadia State Park: 21.7 mi
- Kingston Prairie Preserve: 22.6 mi
- Hackleman Old-Growth Grove: 22.7 mi
- Yellowbottom Day Use Site: 7.9 mi
- Detroit Flats Day Use Area: 8.1 mi
- Upper Arm Day Use Area: 8.8 mi
- Dogwood Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
- Ann Arbor Hot Springs: 17.1 mi
- Bagby Hot Springs: 18.0 mi
- The Maples Rest Area: 6.1 mi
- Blowout Cliff: 6.9 mi
- Jawbone Flats: 11.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Palisades. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coffin Mountain | ESE 111° | 1,698 m | 13.6 mi |
| Battle Ax Mountain | NE 40° | 1,692 m | 12.3 mi |
| Buck Mountain | ESE 115° | 1,600 m | 14.1 mi |
| French Creek Ridge | NE 41° | 1,566.672 m | 10.1 mi |
| Boulder Peak | NE 42° | 1,550 m | 9.7 mi |
| Marten Buttes | NE 40° | 1,539 m | 8.6 mi |
| Rocky Top | N 4° | 1,528 m | 6.8 mi |
| Marten Buttes | NE 39° | 1,527 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:43 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 20:14 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:30 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:44 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 42 | 45 | 49 | 56 | 61 | 68 | 69 | 63 | 54 | 45 | 40 |
| Precip in | 13.1 | 10.0 | 10.7 | 8.6 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 8.0 | 13.5 | 15.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Detroit DAM, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357313167
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- Sweet Home · 29 mi
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