Brownlee
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. 55 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.
human settlement in Oregon, United States of America
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the Hells Canyon Scenic Byway
- 5.3 mi off the Hells Canyon, National
- 6.8 mi off the Hells Canyon (Spur), National
Overlooks nearby
- Hells Canyon Overlook · 22 mi
55 named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Devils Slide: 10.9 mi
- Deadman Point: 21.2 mi
- Halfway Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
- Cornucopia: 18.6 mi
- Cambridge Museum: 20.8 mi
- Bishop Spring Rest Stop: 21.8 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Mountain | NW 319° | 2,914 m | 23.2 mi |
| Granite Mountain | NW 317° | 2,760 m | 22.6 mi |
| Krag Peak | NW 315° | 2,737 m | 24.7 mi |
| Marble Mountain | NNW 328° | 2,668 m | 24.6 mi |
| Cornucopia Peak | NW 314° | 2,597 m | 20.7 mi |
| Truax Mountain | NW 315° | 2,442 m | 23.8 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NNW 332° | 2,422 m | 20.8 mi |
| Cuddy Mountain | ESE 105° | 2,342 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:52 | 19:22 | 20:00 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:53 | 21:38 |
| September equinox | 07:36 | 19:08 | 19:47 |
| December solstice | 08:23 | 16:22 | 17:10 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 37 | 45 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 80 | 79 | 69 | 56 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brownlee DAM, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
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