Old Oregon Trail Monument
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. Journey Through Time passes 14 miles off. 80 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.
The story
Park in the United States of America.
Wikidata Q49535174, matched on coordinates and name (42 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 133 m
How to reach it
- 13.5 mi off the Journey Through Time
- 20.2 mi off the Blue Mountain
Overlooks nearby
- viewpoint of John day dam · 18 mi
- Lewis & Clark Overlook · 22 mi
- Windy Flats Viewpoint · 23 mi
80 named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Blalock: 7.5 mi
- Early: 10.4 mi
- Ajax: 15.3 mi
- Gordon: 16.4 mi
- Thornberry: 17.1 mi
- Kenny Spring: 8.5 mi
- Jackass Spring: 18.6 mi
- Henderson Spring: 22.6 mi
- Ferry Springs: 23.2 mi
- Deer Spring: 23.4 mi
- Weatherford Historical Monument: 12.3 mi
- Klickitat County World War I Memorial: 20.3 mi
- Sam Hill Monument: 20.3 mi
- Klickitat County Veterans Memorial: 20.3 mi
- Free Bridge Historical Site: 23.6 mi
- Maryhill Overlook: 22.5 mi
- Missive: 22.5 mi
- Rebohoth: 22.6 mi
- Brushing: 22.6 mi
- Sherman County Historical Museum: 17.0 mi
- Maryhill Museum of Art: 22.6 mi
- Gordon Cliffs: 23.3 mi
- The Slide: 23.4 mi
- Rock Creek Recreation Site: 1.5 mi
- Tumwater Falls: 6.3 mi
- Rock Creek Longhouse: 10.5 mi
- William & Catherine Dickson Sculpture Park: 22.6 mi
- Willow Creek Wildlife Area: 23.5 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haystack Butte | WNW 285° | 905 m | 24.7 mi |
| Igo Butte | S 170° | 895 m | 21.9 mi |
| Nelson Butte | S 184° | 871 m | 24.4 mi |
| Bulls Eye Butte | SSE 150° | 858 m | 24.5 mi |
| Hay Creek Butte | SSE 150° | 844 m | 19.3 mi |
| Devils Butte | S 176° | 834 m | 14.4 mi |
| Wester Butte | SSE 146° | 815 m | 18.2 mi |
| Tumwater Butte | NNW 346° | 815 m | 23.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:35 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 20:09 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:22 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 15:32 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 39 | 46 | 53 | 62 | 68 | 76 | 76 | 67 | 54 | 42 | 36 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arlington, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357285523
Day trips start here
- Goldendale · 25 mi
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