Japanese Balloon Bomb Memorial
Japanese Balloon Bomb Memorial is a historic site in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,650 m. Gearhart Mountain stands 2,551 m to the north, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Salt Spring, a spring less than a tenth of a mile away. Oregon Outback passes 22 miles off. 115 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.
The Japanese launched an estimated 9,000 Fu-Go, or fire balloons, from mainland Japan toward mainland America. The intention was for the balloons to explode upon reaching America, causing forest fires that would require the diversion of wartime resources.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
How to reach it
- 21.6 mi off the Oregon Outback, National
115 named places within 25 miles
- Haystack Rock: 2.7 mi
- Palisade Rocks: 3.3 mi
- The Dome: 3.4 mi
- Lookout Rock: 3.7 mi
- Round Butte: 4.4 mi
- Salt Spring: 0.0 mi
- Whisky Spring: 1.7 mi
- Mitten Spring: 2.4 mi
- Lookout Spring: 3.8 mi
- Boulder Spring: 4.5 mi
- Mitchell Monument: 0.0 mi
- Mitchell Recreation Area: 0.0 mi
- Paddock Camp: 6.5 mi
- Foster Field: 15.5 mi
- Booth State Park: 22.0 mi
- Dead Horse Rim: 7.8 mi
- Coleman Rim: 10.1 mi
- Gerber Rim: 16.6 mi
- Cub Cliff: 18.0 mi
- Barnes Rim: 18.1 mi
- Merritt Creek Trestle: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Japanese Balloon Bomb Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gearhart Mountain | N 349° | 2,551 m | 4.5 mi |
| Peak 8272 | N 351° | 2,521 m | 4.8 mi |
| Dead Horse Rim 8064 | NNE 26° | 2,458 m | 9.1 mi |
| Cougar Peak | SE 126° | 2,414 m | 14.5 mi |
| Grizzly Peak | SE 138° | 2,368 m | 16.7 mi |
| Slide Mountain | NNE 22° | 2,366 m | 18.6 mi |
| hill 7577 | NNE 23° | 2,309 m | 10.2 mi |
| Bald Butte 7536 | NNE 16° | 2,297 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:02 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:49 | 16:34 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 39 | 43 | 52 | 59 | 68 | 65 | 58 | 47 | 37 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BLY 4 SE, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8889078422
Take the scenic way to Japanese Balloon Bomb Memorial.
Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.