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Japanese Balloon Bomb Memorial

Japanese Balloon Bomb Memorial from directly overhead

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.

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

Coordinates42.43180, -120.86012

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 45
Parks: 7
Cliffs: 6
Historic sites: 1
  • Merritt Creek Trestle: 22.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Japanese Balloon Bomb Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gearhart MountainN 349°2,551 m4.5 mi
8295N 359°2,528 m5.3 mi
Peak 8272N 351°2,521 m4.8 mi
8134NNE 25°2,476 m8.7 mi
Dead Horse Rim 8064NNE 26°2,458 m9.1 mi
Cougar PeakSE 126°2,413.711 m14.5 mi
Grizzly PeakSE 138°2,367.686 m16.7 mi
Slide MountainNNE 22°2,366 m18.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:16
June solstice05:2720:0220:45
September equinox06:5218:2519:02
December solstice07:3015:4916:34

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323539435259686558473731
Precip in1.11.41.31.61.51.10.90.30.51.21.72.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BLY 4 SE, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8889078422

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