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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 31 m. Mount Defiance stands 1,504 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Constellations II, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Historic Columbia River passes 5.4 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the USA SPONSORED BY The Oregon State Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. IN COOPERATION WITH Mt. Hood District No. 8: Hood River, Wasco, Gilliam, Sherman and Wheeler Counties AND The Oregon State Highway Dept
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Coordinates45.71073, -121.50437

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Marina Green: 0.1 mi
  • Port Marina Park: 0.2 mi
  • Nichols Natural Area: 0.3 mi
  • The Spit: 0.3 mi
  • Nichols Basin West Park: 0.4 mi
Peaks
  • Strawberry Mountain: 1.6 mi
  • Panorama Point: 1.6 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 3.0 mi
  • Burdoin Mountain: 3.1 mi
  • Hood River Mountain: 3.4 mi
Waterfalls
  • Wah Gwin Gwin Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Little Maui Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Labyrinth Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Lower Labyrinth Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Mosier Creek Falls: 5.8 mi
Historic sites: 58
Springs
  • Sanford Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Bachelor Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Burlingame Spring: 5.0 mi
  • Hakel Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Lelliot Spring: 5.8 mi
Artworks: 34
Cliffs: 16
  • Coyote Wall: 4.8 mi
  • Wankers Columns: 5.5 mi
  • Rowland Wall: 6.2 mi
  • Catherine Creek Rock Arch: 6.8 mi
  • Rowena Plateau: 9.8 mi
Nature reserves: 14
Museums: 12
Attractions: 7
  • The Henderson Monument: 0.1 mi
  • Wet Planet Rafting: 6.0 mi
  • SA Kitesurf Adventures: 10.4 mi
  • Oxbow Fish Hatchery: 17.4 mi
  • Skamania County Fairgrounds: 18.7 mi
Gardens: 7
Beaches: 6
  • Marina Beach: 0.3 mi
  • Slackwater Beach: 0.4 mi
  • Koberg Beach: 1.3 mi
  • Windboarding Beachhead: 1.6 mi
  • Rock Creek Beach: 5.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Ice Cave Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
  • Columbia Hills State Park Day Use Area: 19.8 mi
  • Eagle Creek Day Use Area: 20.9 mi
  • Hemlock Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges: 18.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Blue Star Memorial Highway. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DefianceWSW1,504 m11.4 mi
Little Huckleberry MountainNW1,457 m15.4 mi
Green Point MountainWSW1,444 m14.2 mi
Chinidere MountainWSW1,416 m17.1 mi
Tomlike MountainWSW1,387 m16.0 mi
Guler MountainN1,288 m15.3 mi
Big Huckleberry MountainNW1,283 m16.4 mi
Monte CristoNNW1,271 m13.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3919:19
June solstice05:1720:1421:00
September equinox06:5418:2619:05
December solstice07:4515:3516:25

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363944505762696962514135
Precip in5.23.53.21.81.30.80.20.20.72.64.85.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hood RVR EXP STN, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6861162021

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