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Pacific Crest Trail Cascade Locks

Pacific Crest Trail Cascade Locks from directly overhead

Pacific Crest Trail Cascade Locks is a historic site in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 41 m. Mount Defiance stands 1,504 m to the east, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Cascade Locks Historical Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away. Historic Columbia River passes 8.1 miles off.

The story

Former train station in Oregon, United States.

Wikidata Q112663030, matched on coordinates and name (584 m apart).

What the record says

Material
wood

How to reach it

Coordinates45.66534, -121.89590

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Tollbridge Park: 0.2 mi
  • Cascade Locks Marine Park: 0.2 mi
  • Thunder Island: 0.2 mi
  • Rock Creek Park: 1.8 mi
  • Children's Play Park: 1.8 mi
Waterfalls
Peaks
Historic sites: 59
Springs: 38
  • East Spring: 1.8 mi
  • Teakettle Spring: 2.7 mi
  • Tanner Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Big Cedar Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Indian Springs: 8.2 mi
Artworks: 35
Cliffs: 17
  • Red Bluffs: 4.2 mi
  • Waespe Point: 10.6 mi
  • Cape Horn: 16.0 mi
  • Farside: 16.4 mi
  • Ozone Wall: 16.7 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Attractions: 9
Beaches: 8
  • Home Valley Beach: 6.4 mi
  • Windboarding Beachhead: 18.5 mi
  • Slackwater Beach: 18.9 mi
  • Marina Beach: 19.1 mi
  • Koberg Beach: 20.3 mi
Gardens: 7
Picnic sites: 6
Museums: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Natural arches: 2
  • Ed's Trail Arch: 17.8 mi
  • Natural Bridges: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Pacific Crest Trail Cascade Locks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DefianceE1,504 m8.5 mi
Indian MountainSSE1,491 m8.7 mi
Green Point MountainESE1,444 m6.7 mi
Buck PeakS1,443 m11.6 mi
Chinidere MountainSE1,416 m6.8 mi
Tomlike MountainSE1,387 m6.0 mi
Lost Lake ButteSSE1,362 m12.7 mi
Tanner ButteS1,355 m6.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4119:20
June solstice05:1920:1521:01
September equinox06:5518:2819:07
December solstice07:4615:3716:27

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384145515763686964544538

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cascade Locks, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10943554921

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