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Old Oregon Trail Monument

Old Oregon Trail Monument from directly overhead

Old Oregon Trail Monument is a historic site in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 133 m. Haystack Butte stands 905 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Creek Recreation Site, a picnic site 1.5 miles away. JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD passes 8.0 miles off. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.

About

The story

park in the United States of America

Wikidata Q49535174, matched on coordinates and name (42 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Elevation
133 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.58908, -120.41448

Overlooks nearby

Around it

82 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 27
  • Butcher Butte: 3.3 mi
  • Turner Butte: 3.8 mi
  • Diamond Butte: 4.8 mi
  • Beavertrail Butte: 8.1 mi
  • Devil's Backbone: 11.6 mi
Parks: 20
  • Pasture Point Treaty Fishing Access Site: 9.1 mi
  • Sundale Park: 10.2 mi
  • Albert Philippi Park: 12.0 mi
  • Roosevelt Park Recreation Area: 13.5 mi
  • Alkali Park: 13.5 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Springs: 8
  • Kenny Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Jackass Spring: 18.6 mi
  • Henderson Spring: 22.6 mi
  • Ferry Springs: 23.2 mi
  • Ferry Springs: 23.2 mi
Historic sites: 5
Artworks: 4
  • Maryhill Overlook: 22.5 mi
  • Missive: 22.5 mi
  • Rebohoth: 22.6 mi
  • Brushing: 22.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Tumwater Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Tumwater Falls: 6.3 mi
Museums: 2
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Rock Creek Longhouse: 10.5 mi
Gardens: 1
  • William & Catherine Dickson Sculpture Park: 22.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Oregon Trail Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Haystack ButteWNW 285°905 m24.7 mi
Igo ButteS 170°895 m21.9 mi
Nelson ButteS 184°871 m24.4 mi
Bulls Eye ButteSSE 150°858 m24.5 mi
Hay Creek ButteSSE 150°844 m19.3 mi
Devils ButteS 176°834 m14.4 mi
Wester ButteSSE 146°815 m18.2 mi
Tumwater ButteNNW 346°815 m23.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3519:14
June solstice05:1320:0920:55
September equinox06:4918:2219:01
December solstice07:4015:3216:21

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353946536268767667544236
Precip in1.51.00.80.60.70.50.10.10.30.81.11.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arlington, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357285523

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