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Depot House Historic Site

Depot House Historic Site from directly overhead

Depot House Historic Site is a historic site in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 265 m. Lookout Mountain stands 1,991 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Maupin City Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Journey Through Time passes 18 miles off. 90 named places lie within 25 miles, 44 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Bureau of Land Management

How to reach it

Coordinates45.16837, -121.08438

Overlooks nearby

90 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 44
  • Devils Halfacre: 4.7 mi
  • Sugarloaf: 6.8 mi
  • Stag Point: 8.1 mi
  • Tygh Ridge: 9.0 mi
  • Sleet Point: 9.6 mi
Springs: 13
  • Larson Spring: 16.4 mi
  • Stockton Spring: 17.6 mi
  • Bennett Spring: 17.6 mi
  • Jersey Sch Spring: 19.3 mi
  • Junction Spring: 19.3 mi
Parks: 4
  • Maupin City Park: 0.7 mi
  • Gravel Pile Park: 6.3 mi
  • Grass Valley City Park: 19.8 mi
  • Antelope City Park: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 3
Museums: 2
  • Wamic Historical Museum: 9.9 mi
  • Dufur Historical Society: 19.7 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Shaniko Historic Historic Stage Coach Stop: 19.8 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lookout MountainWNW 300°1,991 m24.5 mi
Badger ButteWNW 291°1,821 m24.4 mi
Palisade PointWNW 299°1,788 m23.1 mi
Flag PointWNW 299°1,722 m21.3 mi
Grasshopper PointWNW 285°1,641 m22.7 mi
Cold PointWNW 302°1,637 m22.3 mi
Eightmile PointNW 306°1,600 m23.6 mi
Gordon ButteWNW 296°1,463 m19.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3819:17
June solstice05:1820:1120:56
September equinox06:5218:2519:04
December solstice07:4115:3616:26

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333642465460696962503932

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kent, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/790954279

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