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Fargher

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Fargher is a ghost town in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 229 m. Palisade Point stands 1,788 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Buckhollow Recreation Site, a picnic site 0.3 miles away. Journey Through Time passes 13 miles off. 112 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.

unincorporated community in Oregon, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates45.26373, -121.02284

112 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 41
  • Tygh Ridge: 4.0 mi
  • Devils Halfacre: 4.4 mi
  • Sugarloaf: 9.1 mi
  • Postage Stamp Butte: 9.6 mi
  • Stag Point: 15.0 mi
Springs: 16
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Deer Spring: 18.8 mi
  • Mud Springs: 18.9 mi
  • Bennett Spring: 19.0 mi
  • Stockton Spring: 19.4 mi
Parks: 14
  • Maupin City Park: 6.7 mi
  • Gravel Pile Park: 12.3 mi
  • Grass Valley City Park: 13.5 mi
  • Moro City Park: 20.7 mi
  • Dry Hollow Sports Field: 23.5 mi
Museums: 8
Waterfalls: 5
Historic sites: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 3
  • Gordon Cliffs: 23.0 mi
  • Bulo Point climbing wall: 23.2 mi
  • Dobry Point: 24.3 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Shaniko Historic Historic Stage Coach Stop: 22.3 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Vogt Fountain: 24.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Palisade PointWNW 281°1,788 m23.7 mi
Flag PointW 280°1,722 m21.9 mi
Cold PointWNW 283°1,637 m22.5 mi
Eightmile PointWNW 288°1,600 m23.3 mi
Perry PointWNW 293°1,503 m24.8 mi
Gordon ButteW 276°1,463 m20.5 mi
Marion PointWNW 288°1,461 m22.7 mi
Bulo PointWNW 289°1,456 m23.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3819:17
June solstice05:1720:1120:56
September equinox06:5218:2419:03
December solstice07:4115:3616:25

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343844495762706962513933
Precip in1.91.51.21.11.10.60.30.20.41.21.72.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dufur, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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