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Friend

Friend from directly overhead

Friend is a ghost town in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 746 m. Mount Hood stands 3,429 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Postage Stamp Butte, a peak 4.9 miles away. Mount Hood passes 15 miles off.

community in Oregon, USA

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Coordinates45.34694, -121.26611

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Postage Stamp Butte: 4.9 mi
  • Hootnanny Point: 5.8 mi
  • Pen Point: 6.1 mi
  • Ball Point: 6.5 mi
  • Jordan Butte: 7.0 mi
Springs
  • Junction Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Bennett Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Three Bear Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Stockton Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Sunrise Springs: 10.0 mi
Waterfalls: 34
Parks: 29
  • Maupin City Park: 15.2 mi
  • Routson County Park: 16.9 mi
  • Dry Hollow Sports Field: 17.2 mi
  • Sorosis Park: 17.2 mi
  • Treaty Oak Park: 17.2 mi
Cliffs: 20
  • Bulo Point climbing wall: 10.2 mi
  • Dobry Point: 15.2 mi
  • Pete's Pile climbing wall: 15.2 mi
  • Klinger Spring climbing wall: 15.3 mi
  • Rim Rock: 15.8 mi
Picnic sites: 14
Museums: 11
Historic sites: 8
Nature reserves: 7
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Vogt Fountain: 17.3 mi
Attractions: 1
  • SA Kitesurf Adventures: 24.2 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Rock Creek Beach: 24.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Friend. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HoodW 275°3,429 m20.9 mi
Pulpit RockW 277°2,663 m21.1 mi
Langille CragsW 279°2,205 m20.1 mi
Lamberson ButteW 273°2,022 m18.5 mi
Lookout MountainW 269°1,991 m12.5 mi
Badger ButteWSW 255°1,821 m14.4 mi
Gunsight ButteW 262°1,799 m14.5 mi
Palisade PointW 264°1,788 m11.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3919:18
June solstice05:1820:1220:58
September equinox06:5318:2519:04
December solstice07:4215:3616:26

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 10 mi away.

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