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Mt. Hood Railroad Depot

Mt. Hood Railroad Depot from directly overhead

Mt. Hood Railroad Depot is a historic site in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 34 m. Mount Defiance stands 1,504 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Train of Tears, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Columbia River passes 5.7 miles off.

The record

What the record says

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Inscription
NATIONAL HISTORIC PLACE MT. HOOD RAILROAD DEPOT -1911 PLACED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Coordinates45.70975, -121.51151

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Overlook Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
  • Cannery Square Park: 0.1 mi
  • Winans Park: 0.1 mi
  • Nichols Natural Area: 0.2 mi
  • Georgiana Smith Park: 0.2 mi
Peaks
  • Panorama Point: 1.6 mi
  • Strawberry Mountain: 1.8 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 3.1 mi
  • Burdoin Mountain: 3.5 mi
  • Hood River Mountain: 3.6 mi
Waterfalls
  • Wah Gwin Gwin Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Little Maui Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Labyrinth Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Spirit Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Lower Labyrinth Falls: 6.1 mi
Historic sites: 58
  • Train of Tears: 0.0 mi
  • OWR & N Company Railroad Depot: 0.0 mi
  • Mt. Hood Hotel Annex: 0.0 mi
  • Hood River Garage: 0.0 mi
  • Hotel Waucoma: 0.0 mi
Springs
  • Sanford Spring: 2.2 mi
  • Bachelor Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Burlingame Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Hakel Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Rhoades Spring: 5.8 mi
Artworks: 34
Cliffs: 16
  • Coyote Wall: 5.2 mi
  • Wankers Columns: 5.9 mi
  • Rowland Wall: 6.6 mi
  • Catherine Creek Rock Arch: 7.1 mi
  • Rowena Plateau: 10.1 mi
Nature reserves: 15
Museums: 12
Attractions: 7
  • The Henderson Monument: 0.2 mi
  • Wet Planet Rafting: 6.1 mi
  • SA Kitesurf Adventures: 10.7 mi
  • Oxbow Fish Hatchery: 17.0 mi
  • Skamania County Fairgrounds: 18.4 mi
Gardens: 7
Beaches: 6
  • Slackwater Beach: 0.3 mi
  • Marina Beach: 0.5 mi
  • Windboarding Beachhead: 1.4 mi
  • Koberg Beach: 1.6 mi
  • Rock Creek Beach: 5.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Ice Cave Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
  • Columbia Hills State Park Day Use Area: 20.1 mi
  • Eagle Creek Day Use Area: 20.6 mi
  • Hemlock Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges: 18.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Mt. Hood Railroad Depot. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DefianceWSW1,504 m11.0 mi
Little Huckleberry MountainNW1,457 m15.3 mi
Green Point MountainWSW1,444 m13.8 mi
Chinidere MountainWSW1,416 m16.8 mi
Tomlike MountainWSW1,387 m15.6 mi
Guler MountainN1,288 m15.3 mi
Big Huckleberry MountainNW1,283 m16.2 mi
Monte CristoNNW1,271 m13.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3919:19
June solstice05:1720:1421:00
September equinox06:5418:2619:05
December solstice07:4515:3516:25

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363944505762696962514135
Precip in5.23.53.21.81.30.80.20.20.72.64.85.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hood RVR EXP STN, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6859414730

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