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Friend

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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

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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: 19
  • 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 21.3 miles of Friend. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HoodW3,429 m20.9 mi
Pulpit RockW2,663 m21.1 mi
Barrett SpurW2,392 m21.3 mi
Langille CragsW2,205 m20.1 mi
Lamberson ButteW2,022 m18.5 mi
Lookout MountainW1,991 m12.5 mi
Badger ButteWSW1,821 m14.4 mi
Gunsight ButteW1,799 m14.5 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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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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