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Latourell

Latourell from directly overhead

Latourell is a ghost town in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 17 m. Big Bend Mountain stands 1,224 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Pioneer's Stone, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Historic Columbia River runs past it.

unincorporated community located in Multnomah County, Oregon, United States

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Coordinates45.54056, -122.21694

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Waterfalls
Peaks
  • Crown Point: 1.3 mi
  • Ross Mountain: 1.6 mi
  • Pepper Mountain: 2.3 mi
  • Mount Pleasant: 2.4 mi
  • Chanticleer Point: 2.4 mi
Parks
  • Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint: 2.2 mi
  • Prindle Park: 4.2 mi
  • George Schmid Memorial Park: 5.5 mi
  • Mable Kerr Park: 5.6 mi
  • Hamllik Park: 5.6 mi
Gardens
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • Quaytskin: 7.9 mi
  • Devoted Passion: 7.9 mi
  • Bald Eagle: 8.2 mi
  • Fine Tuned Tulle: 10.5 mi
  • Rockwood Sunrise: 12.3 mi
Attractions: 49
  • Jerry's Car Barn: 6.5 mi
  • Union Pacific Railcar: 8.1 mi
  • McMenamins Edgefield: 9.2 mi
  • North American Bigfoot Center: 9.6 mi
  • Camas Potholes: 9.8 mi
Museums: 43
Picnic sites: 20
  • Wahkeena Picnic Site: 5.0 mi
  • Ainsworth Day Use Area: 8.4 mi
  • Eagle Creek Day Use Area: 15.7 mi
  • Picnic Area B: 18.2 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 18.4 mi
Cliffs: 17
  • Ozone Wall: 1.8 mi
  • Farside: 2.0 mi
  • Cape Horn: 2.2 mi
  • Waespe Point: 7.1 mi
  • Broughton Bluff: 7.7 mi
Springs: 13
  • Wahkeena Spring: 4.9 mi
  • School District Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Tanner Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Big Cedar Spring: 15.5 mi
  • Big Cedar Spring: 15.5 mi
Beaches: 10
  • Cottonwood Beach: 6.1 mi
  • Sandy Swimming Hole: 8.0 mi
  • Sandy River Beach: 8.0 mi
  • Swim beach: 11.5 mi
  • Lieser Point: 18.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Ed's Trail Arch: 14.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Latourell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Bend MountainESE 107°1,224 m13.4 mi
Palmer PeakENE 78°1,222 m10.3 mi
Larch MountainE 96°1,202 m6.2 mi
Bluff MountainN 5°1,198.3 m14.0 mi
Nesmith PointENE 72°1,180.2 m10.7 mi
Mount TalapusE 83°1,178 m12.2 mi
Aschoff ButtesSE 127°1,159 m13.6 mi
Sherrard PointE 95°1,146 m6.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4219:22
June solstice05:2120:1621:02
September equinox06:5718:2919:08
December solstice07:4715:3916:29

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394144495559656560524439
Precip in11.18.88.97.55.24.10.91.23.27.812.412.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Skamania Fish Hatchery, 6 mi away.

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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