The Slide
The Slide is a cliff in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 331 m. Roman Nose Mountain stands 867 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Cape Mountain Lookout, a historic site 0.9 miles away. Pacific Coast passes 0.8 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 331 m
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Pacific Coast, National
- 26.8 mi off the Umpqua River
Overlooks nearby
- Siuslaw Vista Day Use · 9 mi
- Cape Perpetua Overlook Day Use · 14 mi
- Oregon Dunes Overlook and Day Use · 18 mi
- Elk Viewing Area · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Holman Vista Day Use: 2.2 mi
- Mercer Lake County Park: 3.3 mi
- Heceta Beach County Park: 4.2 mi
- Clear Lake Dunes County Park: 4.9 mi
- Carl G Washburne State Park: 5.0 mi
- Cape Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Herman Peak: 4.6 mi
- Three Buttes: 5.7 mi
- Cannery Hill: 6.1 mi
- Rocky Knoll: 6.6 mi
- Baker Beach: 1.7 mi
- Hobbit Beach: 4.0 mi
- Heceta Beach: 4.3 mi
- Roosevelt Beach: 5.3 mi
- Roosevelt Beach: 6.2 mi
- Homestead Falls: 13.3 mi
- Punchbowl Canyon Falls: 13.3 mi
- Annice Falls: 13.4 mi
- Elk Wallow Falls: 13.5 mi
- Sweet Creek Falls: 13.8 mi
- Sea Lion Caves: 2.7 mi
- Darlingtonia State Natural Site: 3.2 mi
- Spouting Horn: 12.9 mi
- Thor's Well: 13.0 mi
- Big Stump: 21.0 mi
- Yachats Community Garden: 15.2 mi
- Bent E. Petersen Memorial Garden: 15.6 mi
- Gerdemann Botanic Preserve: 16.2 mi
- Silver Surf Memorial Garden: 16.9 mi
- Seashore Joy Garden: 23.3 mi
- Oregon Coast Military Museum: 7.4 mi
- Siuslaw Pioneer Museum: 8.5 mi
- Little Log Church & Museum: 15.2 mi
- Bob Creek Wayside: 10.6 mi
- Strawberry Hill Wayside: 11.3 mi
- Neptune Wayside: 12.0 mi
- Steller Sea Lion Family: 2.7 mi
- Amanda Statue: 13.9 mi
- Cape Mountain Lookout: 0.9 mi
- Minerva: 6.8 mi
- Rocky Point: 14.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Slide. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Nose Mountain | SE 125° | 867 m | 21.5 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | SE 131° | 766 m | 18.8 mi |
| Cummins Peak | NNE 26° | 755.6 m | 11.1 mi |
| Walker Point | E 94° | 714 m | 23.1 mi |
| Fairview Mountain | NNE 21° | 702.9 m | 8.0 mi |
| Elk Mountain | E 79° | 700 m | 23.7 mi |
| Klickitat Mountain | NE 40° | 696 m | 12.9 mi |
| Saddle Mountain | NE 44° | 689 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:51 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 20:20 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:54 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 44 | 46 | 48 | 52 | 55 | 59 | 58 | 56 | 52 | 47 | 43 |
| Precip in | 10.2 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 6.4 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 5.9 | 11.3 | 12.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Florence #2, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357316656
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- Oregon Coast · 6 mi
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