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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

Nature reserves
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
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
Gardens: 58
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
Historic sites: 50
Attractions: 47
  • 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: 18
  • 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: 13
  • 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: 12
  • Wahkeena Spring: 4.9 mi
  • School District Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Tanner Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Big Cedar Spring: 15.5 mi
  • Summit Spring: 17.8 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 14.2 miles of Latourell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Bend MountainESE1,224 m13.4 mi
Palmer PeakENE1,222 m10.3 mi
Larch MountainE1,202 m6.2 mi
Bluff MountainN1,198 m14.0 mi
Nesmith PointENE1,180 m10.7 mi
Mount TalapusE1,178 m12.2 mi
Aschoff ButtesSE1,159 m13.6 mi
Sherrard PointE1,146 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.

Sources

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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