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Phantom Bluff

Phantom Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Phantom Bluff is a cliff in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 31 m. Livingston Mountain stands 595 m to the northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is South Shore Natural Area, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 7.4 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
31 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.40717, -122.69877

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Gardens
Parks
  • Greentree Park: 0.5 mi
  • Iron Mountain Park: 0.6 mi
  • Lake Grove Swim Park: 0.8 mi
  • South Shore Tennis Courts: 0.9 mi
  • Hazelia Field at Luscher Farm: 0.9 mi
Artworks
  • Totem: 1.4 mi
  • Genesis: 1.8 mi
  • Breaktime: 1.8 mi
  • Cultus Ehkahnam: 1.8 mi
  • Stone Bench: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Peaks: 59
  • Iron Mountain: 0.8 mi
  • Cooks Butte: 0.9 mi
  • Mount Sylvania: 2.4 mi
  • Oatfield Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Bull Mountain: 6.0 mi
Museums: 53
Picnic sites: 19
  • Stonesthrow Picnic and BBQ Area: 2.7 mi
  • Willamette Falls Heritage Foundation: 5.3 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 3: 8.1 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 2: 8.2 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 1: 8.3 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Willamette Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Singer Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Coffee Creek Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Jane Martin Waterfall: 5.9 mi
  • Tumble Creek Falls: 7.5 mi
Beaches: 12
  • Poet's Beach: 7.0 mi
  • Lindbergh’s Beach: 10.1 mi
  • North Beach: 13.8 mi
  • Surprise Beach: 14.6 mi
  • Lieser Point: 14.8 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Waud Bluff: 11.4 mi
  • Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 11.7 mi
  • Madrone Wall: 11.8 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 11.8 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 11.9 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 4
  • Giesy Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Oliver Spring: 13.2 mi
  • spring w/concrete cover: 16.4 mi
  • School District Spring: 20.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Phantom Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Livingston MountainNE 40°595 m24.7 mi
Bald PeakW 268°497 m17.4 mi
Dixie MountainNNW 332°490 m22.9 mi
Highland ButteSE 133°470 m17.1 mi
Little BaldyNE 37°437 m23.7 mi
Ross MountainENE 71°396 m23.8 mi
Cornell MountainNNW 342°392 m8.7 mi
Parrett MountainSW 233°381 m11.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4419:23
June solstice05:2320:1821:04
September equinox06:5918:3119:10
December solstice07:4815:4216:31

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434549536065717165564742
Precip in6.54.54.83.82.51.80.50.61.64.26.77.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oregon City, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357285984

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