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Blue Star Memorial Highway

Blue Star Memorial Highway from directly overhead

Blue Star Memorial Highway is a historic site in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,281 m. Pelican Butte stands 2,440 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Osprey, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. Volcanic Legacy passes 6.3 miles off.

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
A tribute to the armed forces that have defended the United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates42.64193, -121.87998

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 28
  • CABOOSE SP #4753: 5.7 mi
  • CABOOSE BN #12282: 5.7 mi
  • CABOOSE ATSF #999150: 5.7 mi
  • GONDOLA UP#908466: 5.7 mi
  • TANK CAR ACFX #6613: 5.7 mi
Cliffs: 26
Springs: 20
Parks: 17
Waterfalls: 10
  • Root Beer Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Annie Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Bailey Falls: 17.5 mi
  • Ranger Falls: 17.6 mi
  • Seven Lakes Falls: 17.8 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Osprey: 0.1 mi
  • Annie Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Annie Falls (and Udo's): 17.1 mi
  • Lodgepole Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
  • Vidae Falls Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
Museums: 3
Artworks: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Stephen Tyng Mather Plaque: 22.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Blue Star Memorial Highway. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pelican ButteWSW 237°2,440 m16.2 mi
Devils PeakW 270°2,300 m17.0 mi
Lee PeakW 270°2,288.4 m16.6 mi
JupiterW 270°2,256 m18.1 mi
Lucifer PeakW 269°2,244 m17.5 mi
Shale ButteW 268°2,238 m17.4 mi
VenusW 271°2,229.6 m18.2 mi
Swan Lake PointSE 146°2,216 m19.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4319:20
June solstice05:3120:0720:50
September equinox06:5618:2919:06
December solstice07:3515:5216:38

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293338435056646256463629
Precip in3.82.21.91.41.50.60.20.30.51.42.84.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chiloquin 12 NW (fort Klamath), 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11114379203

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