Cliff · Oregon
The Palisades
The Palisades is a cliff in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 486 m. Rancheria Rock stands 1,496 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Clarno Arch, a natural arch less than a tenth of a mile away. Journey Through Time runs past it.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 486 m
How to reach it
Coordinates44.91282, -120.41580
- On the Journey Through Time
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Red Hill: 1.1 mi
- Whitecap Knoll: 1.6 mi
- Horse Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Iron Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Sheep Mountain: 4.4 mi
Attractions: 5
- Arch Trail: 0.1 mi
- Fossil Digging site: 11.7 mi
- Shaniko Historic Historic Stage Coach Stop: 17.6 mi
- Painted Cove Trail: 18.6 mi
- Leaf Hill Trail: 19.7 mi
Springs: 5
- Rattlesnake Spring: 9.0 mi
- White Rock Spring: 13.7 mi
- Sandrock Springs: 15.1 mi
- Sandrock Springs: 15.1 mi
- Stovepipe Springs: 15.7 mi
Parks: 5
- Wheeler Court House Park: 11.4 mi
- Bolton Park: 15.0 mi
- Antelope City Park: 15.2 mi
- Dyer State Wayside: 18.4 mi
- Condon City Park: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Horse Heaven: 14.3 mi
- Axehandle: 16.1 mi
- Kinzua: 18.2 mi
- Ashwood: 20.7 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Bear Hollow County Park: 14.4 mi
- Shelton Wayside County Park: 16.0 mi
- Julia A Henderson Pioneer Park: 16.9 mi
- Lawrence Memorial Grassland Preserve: 18.8 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Rajneeshpuram: 11.6 mi
- National Motorcycle Riders Memorial: 16.0 mi
- Burned ranch buildings: 17.3 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Carroll Rim: 19.2 mi
- Carroll Rim: 19.3 mi
- The Blue Banks: 22.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Lower Burnt Ranch Recreation Site: 12.0 mi
- Burnt Ranch Recreation Site: 12.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Clarno Arch: 0.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of The Palisades. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rancheria Rock | E 94° | 1,496.3 m | 13.6 mi |
| Corral Mountain | ESE 103° | 1,478.28 m | 15.2 mi |
| Twin Buttes | E 98° | 1,416.4 m | 12.6 mi |
| Twin Buttes | E 99° | 1,368 m | 12.8 mi |
| Kinzua Mountain | ENE 72° | 1,353.922 m | 16.0 mi |
| Tompkins Butte | SW 217° | 1,353 m | 17.3 mi |
| Scott Butte | E 90° | 1,344 m | 15.7 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ENE 74° | 1,317.955 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:36 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 20:07 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:22 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 15:35 | 16:24 |
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 | 40 | 45 | 52 | 58 | 65 | 65 | 57 | 48 | 38 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fossil, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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