The Blue Banks
The Blue Banks is a cliff in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 914 m. Baldy stands 1,793 m to the east-southeast, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Mabe Hill, a peak 1.5 miles away. Journey Through Time passes 7.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 914 m
How to reach it
- 7.7 mi off the Journey Through Time
Overlooks nearby
- Blue Basin Overlook · 23 mi
- Mascall Overlook · 26 mi
- Mascall Formation Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mabe Hill: 1.5 mi
- Horse Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Scott Butte: 2.3 mi
- Toney Butte: 2.5 mi
- Camel Hump: 3.2 mi
- Stovepipe Springs: 9.8 mi
- Nelson Spring: 15.2 mi
- Masterson Spring: 16.3 mi
- North Pisgah Spring: 16.7 mi
- Pisgah Spring: 17.8 mi
- Painted Cove Trail: 10.7 mi
- Leaf Hill Trail: 11.4 mi
- Fossil Digging site: 22.5 mi
- Blue Basin: 22.9 mi
- Arch Trail: 22.9 mi
- Carroll Rim: 9.9 mi
- Carroll Rim: 10.2 mi
- North Point: 17.2 mi
- Goose Rock: 22.2 mi
- The Palisades: 22.9 mi
- H H Wheeler Historical Marker: 8.7 mi
- National Motorcycle Riders Memorial: 14.0 mi
- Thomas Condon: 22.9 mi
- Waterman: 10.0 mi
- Kinzua: 20.4 mi
- Horse Heaven: 21.8 mi
- Julia A Henderson Pioneer Park: 14.0 mi
- Shelton Wayside County Park: 14.0 mi
- Bear Hollow County Park: 17.1 mi
- Burnt Ranch Recreation Site: 14.6 mi
- Lower Burnt Ranch Recreation Site: 15.0 mi
- Spray Riverfront Park: 16.0 mi
- Wheeler Court House Park: 22.3 mi
- Bandit Springs Rest Area: 21.7 mi
- Thomas Condon Paleontology Center: 22.8 mi
- Clarno Arch: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of The Blue Banks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldy | ESE 119° | 1,793 m | 5.2 mi |
| Keyes Mountain | S 169° | 1,745.59 m | 7.0 mi |
| White Butte | SSW 214° | 1,724 m | 14.5 mi |
| Flock Mountain | SSE 162° | 1,675.486 m | 6.6 mi |
| Monroe Roughs | SSE 162° | 1,635.557 m | 6.2 mi |
| Iron Mountain | E 90° | 1,587 m | 7.5 mi |
| Lewis Rock | S 189° | 1,577 m | 12.8 mi |
| Toney Butte | SSE 166° | 1,556.309 m | 2.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:34 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 20:05 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:21 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 15:35 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 36 | 41 | 45 | 52 | 58 | 67 | 67 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mitchell 2 E, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357289572
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