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Galena

Galena from directly overhead

Galena is a ghost town in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,043 m. Vinegar Hill stands 2,478 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Susanville 3 Stamp Mill Site, a historic site 1.6 miles away. Journey Through Time passes 16 miles off. 95 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.

human settlement in Oregon, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates44.71040, -118.81600

95 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 60
  • Windy Point: 2.5 mi
  • Chattanooga Mountain: 2.6 mi
  • Crockett Knob: 3.3 mi
  • Kahler Butte: 4.7 mi
  • Myrtle Butte: 5.2 mi
Springs: 15
  • Camp Simms Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Dixie Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Myrtle Spring: 17.4 mi
  • Parker Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Big Springs: 18.9 mi
Parks: 8
  • Vinegar Hill-Indian Rock Scenic Area: 9.1 mi
  • Prairie City Park: 17.9 mi
  • Depot Park: 18.2 mi
  • 7th Street Park Complex: 20.9 mi
  • Hill Family Park: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Historic sites: 2
Cliffs: 2
Museums: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Carter Rest Area: 14.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Vinegar HillE 89°2,478 m12.5 mi
Ben Harrison PeakE 81°2,386.6 m11.0 mi
Sunrise ButteE 87°2,346 m9.9 mi
Dixie ButteSE 133°2,316.5 m12.8 mi
Boulder ButteENE 77°2,292.4 m8.5 mi
Indian RockENE 62°2,239 m6.9 mi
Psyche ButteE 93°2,221 m13.9 mi
Black ButteE 93°2,175.1 m11.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:08
June solstice05:1020:0020:45
September equinox06:4318:1618:54
December solstice07:3015:3016:18

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313439445157656558473730
Precip in1.61.31.71.82.31.50.60.60.71.61.61.8

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

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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