Great Basin Historical Marker
Great Basin Historical Marker is a historic site in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 1,284 m. Calamity Butte stands 2,042 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Buchanan Springs, a spring 0.9 miles away. East Steens passes 14 miles off. 62 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.
The story
park in Harney County, Oregon, United States of America
Wikidata Q49495537, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1284 m
How to reach it
- 14.0 mi off the East Steens
- 19.9 mi off the High Desert Discovery
- 25.1 mi off the Diamond Loop
62 named places within 25 miles
- Carson Point: 2.2 mi
- Laton Point: 4.2 mi
- Elephant Butte: 8.7 mi
- Thompson Mountain: 10.1 mi
- Crowcamp Mountain: 10.3 mi
- Buchanan Springs: 0.9 mi
- Irving Spring: 2.7 mi
- Bog Spring: 4.0 mi
- Temple Spring: 4.3 mi
- Forseer Spring: 4.8 mi
- Devine Monument: 21.0 mi
- Crow Flat Guard Station: 21.2 mi
- Washington Park: 21.5 mi
- Triangle Park: 21.6 mi
- Memorial Field: 21.7 mi
- Craft Point: 10.6 mi
- Pelican Point: 20.5 mi
- Harney County Historical Museum: 21.6 mi
- Harney County Fairgrounds: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Great Basin Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calamity Butte | NNW 334° | 2,041.55 m | 22.1 mi |
| King Mountain | NW 314° | 2,036.674 m | 16.7 mi |
| Telephone Butte | NW 322° | 1,950.72 m | 16.6 mi |
| Black Rock | NW 325° | 1,928.165 m | 18.4 mi |
| Gobblers Knob | NW 313° | 1,883.969 m | 18.0 mi |
| Little Black Rock | NW 321° | 1,855.622 m | 15.5 mi |
| Otis Mountain | NNE 26° | 1,846 m | 24.5 mi |
| Thompson Mountain | NNW 337° | 1,813 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:56 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:34 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 31 | 39 | 44 | 53 | 60 | 69 | 67 | 58 | 46 | 35 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burns Muni AP, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357321847
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