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Joseph L. Meek Oregon History Marker

Joseph L. Meek Oregon History Marker from directly overhead

Joseph L. Meek Oregon History Marker is a historic site in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 60 m. South Saddle Mountain stands 1,048 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals, a museum 1.1 miles away. Vineyard and Valley runs past it.

The record

What the record says

Material
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Inscription
This marks the land claim of Joseph L. Meek, famed and unlettered "mountain man," who arrived in 1840 after driving from Fort Hall to Walla Walla in the first wagon on that part of the Oregon Trail. He was a founder of the Provisional Government;served a
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.57787, -122.97016
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sunset Ridge Park: 1.1 mi
  • Sunset Ridge West Park: 1.2 mi
  • Vern Galaway Memorial Park: 1.7 mi
  • North Plains Veterans Park: 1.7 mi
  • Jessie Mays Community Park: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens
Peaks
  • Dixie Mountain: 8.6 mi
  • Mount Williams: 9.5 mi
  • Rocky Point: 9.5 mi
  • Fern Hill: 9.7 mi
  • Spring Hill: 10.0 mi
Attractions: 57
  • Old West Town: 2.7 mi
  • Pirate Ship: 2.7 mi
  • Treehouse: 2.7 mi
  • Molly's Castle: 2.7 mi
  • Matt's Grand Canyon: 2.7 mi
Museums: 49
Picnic sites: 21
  • Picnic Shelter: 2.6 mi
  • The Love Garden Farm Stand: 12.4 mi
  • Eagle Shelter: 13.1 mi
  • Heron Shelter: 13.2 mi
  • Shelter A: 14.3 mi
Waterfalls: 15
  • Jackson Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Cedar Mill Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Bonnie Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Little Lee Falls: 16.7 mi
  • Lee Falls: 17.1 mi
Beaches: 12
  • Lindbergh’s Beach: 13.2 mi
  • Reeder Beach: 13.7 mi
  • Tina Bar: 14.0 mi
  • Poet's Beach: 15.3 mi
  • Surprise Beach: 15.3 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Cliffs: 6
  • Waud Bluff: 11.7 mi
  • Phantom Bluff: 17.7 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 19.6 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 19.8 mi
  • Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 19.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 3
  • Fern Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Normandin Spring: 11.1 mi
  • Oliver Spring: 16.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.3 miles of Joseph L. Meek Oregon History Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Saddle MountainW 264°1,048 m19.7 mi
Larch MountainWNW 284°1,044 m22.8 mi
Woods PointW 268°940 m22.6 mi
Round TopWNW 290°909 m20.1 mi
Windy PointWSW 254°880 m22.4 mi
Long MountainNNW 335°689 m16.0 mi
Green MountainNW 325°676 m14.0 mi
Buck MountainN 349°649 m14.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4519:25
June solstice05:2420:1921:05
September equinox07:0018:3219:11
December solstice07:5015:4216:32

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404246505761676762524540
Precip in5.34.03.72.62.01.30.40.51.43.45.46.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland-hillsboro AP, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/8385714026

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