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Champoeg

Champoeg from directly overhead

Champoeg is a ghost town in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 42 m. Ball Bearing Hill stands 701 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Newell House, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Silver Falls passes 6.8 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.

former town in Oregon, USA

The record

What the record says

Founded
1830s
Abandoned
1861-12-02
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.24889, -122.89694

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Historic sites
Parks
  • Willamette River Greenway: 0.8 mi
  • Schaad Park: 4.1 mi
  • Friends' Park: 4.2 mi
  • Rogers Landing: 4.3 mi
  • Gladys Park: 4.3 mi
Gardens
Nature reserves
Artworks
Attractions: 56
Peaks: 47
  • La Butte: 2.2 mi
  • Grouse Butte: 2.9 mi
  • Parrett Mountain: 4.2 mi
  • Pleasant Hill: 6.1 mi
  • Bull Mountain: 12.2 mi
Picnic sites: 20
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 1: 7.3 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 3: 7.5 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 2: 7.5 mi
  • The Love Garden Farm Stand: 10.6 mi
  • Stonesthrow Picnic and BBQ Area: 12.0 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Coffee Creek Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Willamette Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Singer Falls: 16.0 mi
  • Tumble Creek Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Cedar Mill Falls: 19.8 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Springs: 3
  • Giesy Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Oliver Spring: 6.6 mi
  • spring w/concrete cover: 23.2 mi
Beaches: 3
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ball Bearing HillW 276°701 m23.6 mi
Kutch MountainWNW 286°626 m23.6 mi
Slide MountainW 269°599 m22.2 mi
High HillSE 134°568 m22.7 mi
Bald PeakNW 323°497 m12.8 mi
Highland ButteE 92°470 m22.1 mi
Silverton HillsSSE 153°461 m23.4 mi
The ButteW 263°430 m22.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4519:24
June solstice05:2520:1821:04
September equinox06:5918:3219:11
December solstice07:4915:4316:32

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404347515762686963544539
Precip in6.44.64.83.62.61.60.40.61.64.26.77.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — REX 1 S, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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