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Brownlee

Brownlee from directly overhead

Brownlee is a ghost town in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 691 m. Red Mountain stands 2,914 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Road Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. Hells Canyon Scenic Byway passes 2.9 miles off. 57 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.

human settlement in Oregon, United States of America

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Coordinates44.81150, -116.93400

Overlooks nearby

Around it

57 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 41
  • Road Mountain: 1.8 mi
  • Officer Butte: 4.8 mi
  • Cuddy Mountain: 7.2 mi
  • Sheep Mountain: 8.1 mi
  • Sheep Peak: 9.4 mi
Springs: 6
  • Arrowhead Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Cottonwood Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Coffee Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Cherry Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Brant Spring: 21.6 mi
Parks: 4
  • Heritage Square: 9.7 mi
  • Harry M Hewitt Memorial Park: 10.2 mi
  • Hells Canyon Park: 17.1 mi
  • Wayside Springs Forest Camp: 24.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Halfway Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Museums: 1
  • Cambridge Museum: 20.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Bishop Spring Rest Stop: 21.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red MountainNW 319°2,913.8 m23.2 mi
Granite MountainNW 317°2,760 m22.6 mi
Krag PeakNW 315°2,737 m24.7 mi
Marble MountainNNW 328°2,668 m24.6 mi
Cornucopia PeakNW 314°2,597 m20.7 mi
Truax MountainNW 315°2,442 m23.8 mi
Sugarloaf MountainNNW 332°2,422 m20.8 mi
Cuddy MountainESE 105°2,342 m7.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5219:2220:00
June solstice06:0320:5321:38
September equinox07:3619:0819:47
December solstice08:2316:2217:10

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333745536269807969564234
Precip in1.91.31.51.41.81.20.40.20.51.11.42.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brownlee DAM, 3 mi away.

Sources

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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