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The Palisades

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Elevation
486 m
Tallest summit within 17.5 miles
Rancheria Rock1,496.3 m · 13.6 mi
Nearest byway
Journey Through Timeon it
Sunset, June solstice
20:52local time
Coordinates
44.9128, -120.4158
The Palisades, seen from above at true elevation

The Palisades is a cliff in Oregon, at a recorded 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.

Elevation
486 m

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rancheria RockE 94°1,496.3 m13.6 mi
Corral MountainESE 103°1,478.28 m15.2 mi
Twin ButtesE 98°1,416.4 m12.6 mi
Twin ButtesE 99°1,368 m12.8 mi
Kinzua MountainENE 72°1,353.922 m16.0 mi
Tompkins ButteSW 217°1,353 m17.3 mi
Scott ButteE 90°1,344 m15.7 mi
Bald MountainENE 74°1,317.955 m11.9 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 3
Natural arches: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3619:14
June solstice05:1620:0720:52
September equinox06:5018:2219:01
December solstice07:3715:3516:24

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343640455258656557483833
Precip in1.41.21.51.42.11.30.40.60.51.51.41.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fossil, 11 mi away.

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