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Pleasant Valley

Pleasant Valley from directly overhead

Pleasant Valley is a ghost town in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,143 m. Elkhorn Peak stands 2,722 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Stump Spring Butte, a peak 7.5 miles away. Hells Canyon passes 9.9 miles off. 79 named places lie within 25 miles, 50 of them named summits.

human settlement in Oregon, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates44.67040, -117.62100

Overlooks nearby

79 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 50
  • Stump Spring Butte: 7.5 mi
  • Sheep Mountain: 8.1 mi
  • Lone Pine Mountain: 8.2 mi
  • Chicken Peak: 8.4 mi
  • Iron Mountain: 8.7 mi
Parks: 5
  • Sam-O Park: 12.1 mi
  • Geiser Pollman Park: 12.7 mi
  • Cedar Acres Park: 12.9 mi
  • Ebell Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
  • Haines City Park: 22.7 mi
Museums: 4
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Southeast Shore Recreation Site: 18.8 mi
  • Marble Creek Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
  • Mowich Loop Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Salt Lick: 12.6 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Baker County Fairgrounds: 12.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elkhorn PeakWNW 294°2,722.2 m24.3 mi
Marble PointWNW 288°2,417.4 m21.8 mi
Big Lookout MountainESE 104°2,159 m17.4 mi
Little Lookout MountainE 83°2,029 m12.8 mi
Black MountainW 262°2,029 m19.0 mi
Bald MountainWSW 244°2,026 m15.0 mi
Pedro MountainSSE 167°1,967.484 m14.6 mi
Little Bald MountainWSW 250°1,955 m17.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:03
June solstice05:0619:5520:40
September equinox06:3818:1118:50
December solstice07:2515:2516:13

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293441465461696859473629
Precip in0.70.60.80.81.51.10.50.40.40.60.70.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baker City AP, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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