Ghost town · Oregon
Yarnell
Yarnell is a ghost town in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 145 m. Walker Point stands 1,148 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Vitus Butte, a peak 0.9 miles away. Cottage Grove Covered Bridge passes 20 miles off.
Ghost town in Lane County, Oregon
How to reach it
Coordinates44.08310, -122.96200
- 19.6 mi off the Cottage Grove Covered Bridge
- 19.5 mi off the Over the Rivers and Through the Woods
Overlooks nearby
- Shea Point · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Vitus Butte: 0.9 mi
- Kelly Butte: 4.0 mi
- Spores Point: 4.4 mi
- Swing Hill: 4.7 mi
- Mount Pisgah: 5.3 mi
Parks
- Arrow Park: 1.5 mi
- Harvest Landing: 2.2 mi
- Arc Park: 2.3 mi
- Page Park: 2.3 mi
- Tyson Park: 2.4 mi
Artworks: 59
- The Lionesses: 2.9 mi
- Splashdam: 3.4 mi
- Snowball: 3.5 mi
- McKenzie Drift: 3.6 mi
- Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Mural: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves: 29
- Weyerhaeuser McKenzie Natural Area: 1.4 mi
- Georgia Pacific Natural Area: 3.7 mi
- Vickery County Park: 3.7 mi
- Thurston Hills Natural Area: 4.6 mi
- Eastgate Woodlands/Whilamut Natural Area: 4.8 mi
Gardens: 21
- SELCO Community Credit Union Garden: 3.4 mi
- GrassRoots Garden: 5.2 mi
- Patricia Baker Wildflower Garden: 5.4 mi
- Laurel Valley Educational Farm: 5.6 mi
- Hendricks Park Rhododendron Garden: 5.7 mi
Historic sites: 18
- In Memory Of American Veterans: 2.1 mi
- Springfield Veterans' Memorial Plaza: 2.9 mi
- Vietnam War: 2.9 mi
- Thurston High School shooting memorial: 3.1 mi
- Centennial Viewpoint: 4.0 mi
Museums: 15
- Springfield History Museum: 3.8 mi
- Eugene Science Center: 5.8 mi
- Museum of Natural and Cultural History: 6.0 mi
- Lane County Historical Museum: 7.5 mi
- Cascades Raptor Center: 8.9 mi
Attractions: 7
- Living History Village: 4.4 mi
- Masterson Pioneer Cabin: 4.4 mi
- Mim's House: 6.5 mi
- Nicolas Cage balcony: 7.4 mi
- Elijah Bristow Monument: 8.1 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Spliff Cliff: 5.4 mi
- Franklin Perch: 5.4 mi
- Climbing Columns: 6.9 mi
- Lenon Hill: 7.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Oak Grove Rest Area Northbound: 11.7 mi
- Oak Grove Rest Area Southbound: 11.7 mi
- Gettings Creek Rest Area Southbound: 16.3 mi
- Gettings Creek Rest Area Northbound: 16.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Chicken Shack: 2.9 mi
- Signal Point Day Use Area: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Yarnell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walker Point | E 95° | 1,148 m | 17.0 mi |
| Bear Mountain | SSE 168° | 1,116 m | 17.0 mi |
| Mount Nebo | ENE 68° | 991 m | 13.9 mi |
| Buck Mountain | N 351° | 962 m | 8.0 mi |
| Mount Tom | N 353° | 954 m | 9.0 mi |
| Miles Peak | E 100° | 897 m | 15.7 mi |
| Oshkosh Mountain | NE 52° | 893 m | 15.2 mi |
| Bald Mountain | N 7° | 882 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:46 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 20:15 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 15:49 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 43 | 47 | 51 | 56 | 61 | 68 | 68 | 63 | 53 | 46 | 41 |
| Precip in | 6.1 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 6.0 | 7.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eugene-mahlon Sweet FLD, 13 mi away.
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