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Horse Heaven

Horse Heaven from directly overhead

Horse Heaven is a ghost town in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 961 m. Stephenson Mountain stands 1,769 m to the south-southeast, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Horse Heaven Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Journey Through Time passes 13 miles off.

Ghost town in Jefferson County, Oregon

How to reach it

Coordinates44.71560, -120.50700

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Horse Heaven Mountain: 0.8 mi
  • Hinkle Butte: 0.9 mi
  • Ironside Butte: 1.3 mi
  • Maiers Butte: 1.6 mi
  • Kaser Butte: 2.4 mi
Springs: 60
  • White Rock Spring: 2.2 mi
  • Sandrock Springs: 3.9 mi
  • Sandrock Springs: 3.9 mi
  • Bear Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Stovepipe Springs: 12.0 mi
Cliffs: 7
Attractions: 5
Nature reserves: 4
Parks: 3
  • Bolton Park: 17.1 mi
  • Antelope City Park: 17.3 mi
  • Wheeler Court House Park: 24.2 mi
Historic sites: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Lower Burnt Ranch Recreation Site: 7.4 mi
  • Burnt Ranch Recreation Site: 7.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Clarno Arch: 14.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Horse Heaven. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stephenson MountainSSE 164°1,769 m9.6 mi
Rooster RockS 181°1,761 m12.9 mi
Cougar ButteSSE 161°1,759 m14.8 mi
Opal MountainSSW 195°1,671 m10.2 mi
Tracy MountainSSE 153°1,539 m8.0 mi
Bull MountainSSW 202°1,513 m13.6 mi
Telfer ButteSSW 210°1,485 m9.8 mi
Box Springs ButteS 188°1,429 m5.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3619:15
June solstice05:1720:0720:52
September equinox06:5018:2319:01
December solstice07:3715:3616:25

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343641465460696861504033
Precip in1.51.31.21.52.01.00.30.30.51.21.81.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Antelope 6 SSW, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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