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Brighton

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Brighton is a ghost town in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 27 m. Rogers Peak stands 1,116 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Wheeler Upper Park, a park 2.2 miles away. Pacific Coast runs past it. 179 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.

human settlement in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates45.67233, -123.92291

Overlooks nearby

179 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 57
  • Dean Point: 2.6 mi
  • Foley Peak: 5.0 mi
  • Craig Mountain: 5.3 mi
  • Neahkahnie Mountain: 5.3 mi
  • Rock Mountain: 5.9 mi
Parks: 52
  • Wheeler Upper Park: 2.2 mi
  • Waterfron Park: 2.3 mi
  • Elk Meadows Park: 2.5 mi
  • Manzanita City Park: 3.0 mi
  • Nehalem City Park: 3.1 mi
Museums: 10
Historic sites: 10
Nature reserves: 9
Attractions: 9
Waterfalls: 9
  • Blumenthal Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Nehalem Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Hug Point Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Kilchis Falls: 13.9 mi
  • Bridge Creek Falls: 18.1 mi
Artworks: 6
Picnic sites: 5
  • Arcadia Beach: 12.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
  • Klootchy Creek County Park: 17.2 mi
  • Jones Creek Day Use Area: 18.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Tillamook River Rest Area: 19.8 mi
  • Sunset Rest Area: 23.9 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Hoffman Wonder Garden: 3.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Brighton. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rogers PeakE 91°1,116 m18.1 mi
Larch MountainE 92°1,044 m23.9 mi
Hembre RidgeESE 117°1,039.4 m23.9 mi
Saddle MountainNNE 29°1,001 m23.5 mi
Triangulation PointESE 102°986 m13.8 mi
Kings MountainESE 101°977 m20.2 mi
Edwards ButteSSE 149°956 m22.6 mi
Pinochle PeakE 81°944 m15.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:4919:28
June solstice05:2720:2321:09
September equinox07:0318:3619:15
December solstice07:5415:4516:35

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454546485256596058534744
Precip in13.49.510.07.54.63.30.91.23.67.813.414.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tillamook, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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