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Power lines cliff

Power lines cliff, seen from above at true elevation

Power lines cliff is a cliff in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,366 m. South Sister stands 3,159 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Mountain Bike, a artwork 2.5 miles away. Cascade Lakes passes 4.0 miles off.

What the record says

Height
15 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.04323, -121.46758

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Shevlin Park: 4.8 mi
  • Pacific Crest Athletic Fields: 5.2 mi
  • Shevlin Conservation Easement: 5.3 mi
  • Discovery Park: 5.4 mi
  • Three Pines Park: 5.5 mi
Peaks
  • Bearwallow Butte: 4.8 mi
  • Triangle Hill: 5.3 mi
  • Lomax Butte: 5.7 mi
  • Tumalo Butte: 6.0 mi
  • Sunset Hill: 6.1 mi
Artworks: 46
Waterfalls: 27
Springs: 19
  • Cold Spring: 2.7 mi
  • Jack Pine Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Bull Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Farewell Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Kiwa Springs: 6.5 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Cougar Buttress: 4.0 mi
  • Look Out Point: 5.5 mi
  • Tam McArthur Rim: 9.6 mi
  • Lane Plateau: 20.1 mi
  • Obsidian Cliffs: 20.6 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Bob the Bend Rock: 8.2 mi
  • 1904 Miller Family Ranch and Sawmill: 8.2 mi
  • Lava Lands Visitor Center: 10.7 mi
  • Kiwanis club: 17.7 mi
  • High Desert Activity Center: 19.2 mi
Gardens: 4
Historic sites: 4
  • Frank T. Johns: 7.5 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial: 7.7 mi
  • Peace Statue: 7.9 mi
  • Terrence Hardington Foley: 9.2 mi
Museums: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Meadow Day Use Area: 5.2 mi
  • Beach Day Use Area: 17.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Paulina Hot Springs: 24.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Power lines cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South SisterWNW 286°3,158.5 m15.5 mi
Hodge CrestWNW 285°3,060 m15.2 mi
Broken TopWNW 283°2,795.93 m11.8 mi
Mount BachelorWSW 248°2,764 m11.8 mi
Broken HandWNW 285°2,556.053 m10.9 mi
Ball ButteW 279°2,467.356 m10.4 mi
Tumalo MountainWSW 253°2,370 m9.1 mi
Tot MountainWSW 244°2,309 m12.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4019:18
June solstice05:2420:0920:53
September equinox06:5418:2719:05
December solstice07:3815:4416:31

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343540445258666659483932
Precip in1.41.00.70.81.00.70.40.40.30.61.32.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bend, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/988465465

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