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Valsetz

Valsetz from directly overhead

Valsetz is a ghost town in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 347 m. Laurel Mountain stands 1,094 m to the northeast, 7.1 miles off. Pacific Coast passes 18 miles off.

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The record

What the record says

Founded
1919
Getting there

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Coordinates44.83830, -123.65400

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Chandler Mountain: 2.0 mi
  • Fanno Peak: 2.2 mi
  • Rooster Rock: 3.0 mi
  • Big Tip: 4.0 mi
  • Riley Peak: 4.1 mi
Parks
  • Gerlinger County Park: 9.4 mi
  • Moonshine Park: 9.9 mi
  • George Kitchen Upper Park: 10.7 mi
  • Michael Harding Park: 10.7 mi
  • Fran Wilson Riverside Park: 10.9 mi
Nature reserves: 34
Artworks: 15
Historic sites: 11
Museums: 11
  • Chachalu Museum & Cultural Center: 15.6 mi
  • Willamina Historical Museum: 18.6 mi
  • North Lincoln County Historical Museum: 18.8 mi
  • Whale Research EcoExcursions: 20.1 mi
  • Toledo Centennial History Center: 20.4 mi
Attractions: 10
Gardens: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 4
  • Sand Point Beach: 19.2 mi
  • Beverly Beach: 21.3 mi
  • Moolack Beach: 22.3 mi
  • Neskowin Beach: 24.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Devil's Punchbowl: 21.1 mi
  • Alpha Slide: 22.2 mi
  • Cape Horn: 23.9 mi
Springs: 2
  • Solstice Spring: 19.6 mi
  • Sulfer Springs: 21.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
Rest areas: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Cascade Head Interpretive Wayside: 20.1 mi
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Valsetz. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Laurel MountainNE 34°1,094 m7.1 mi
Sugarloaf MountainNNW 346°1,051.56 m4.3 mi
Saddle Bag MountainNNW 330°1,032 m12.2 mi
Fanno PeakNNE 13°1,015.898 m2.2 mi
Riley PeakNNE 33°1,004 m4.1 mi
Bald MountainESE 118°980 m6.1 mi
Condenser PeakNNE 13°932 m9.0 mi
Big TipW 274°863 m4.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:4919:27
June solstice05:2920:2021:05
September equinox07:0218:3519:14
December solstice07:5015:4816:37

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373737404852606257484036
Precip in21.915.316.710.25.32.80.61.34.010.819.823.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laurel MTN, 7 mi away.

Sources

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