Historic site · Oregon
Pulpit Rock
Pulpit Rock is a historic site in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 85 m. Flag Point stands 1,722 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Rorick House Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away. Historic Columbia River passes 2.5 miles off.
The story
Rock in The Dalles, Oregon, United States.
Wikidata Q7259598, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Coordinates45.59553, -121.18926
- 2.5 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
- 15.8 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 17.9 mi off the Journey Through Time
Overlooks nearby
- Ice Age Floods Viewpoint · 6 mi
- Rowena Crest Overlook · 8 mi
- Memaloose Overlook · 10 mi
- Panorama Point Vista House · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- City Park: 0.3 mi
- Treaty Oak Park: 0.4 mi
- Sorosis Park: 0.4 mi
- Lewis and Clark Festival Park: 0.6 mi
- Thompson Park: 0.6 mi
Peaks
- Signal Hill: 5.0 mi
- Sevenmile Hill: 5.9 mi
- Horsethief Butte: 5.9 mi
- Wasco Butte: 7.2 mi
- McCall Point: 7.5 mi
Historic sites: 59
- End of the Oregon Trail Landmark: 0.3 mi
- Wishram Indian Village: 5.2 mi
- Victor Trevitt Memorial: 10.4 mi
- Free Bridge Historical Site: 14.5 mi
- Bingen Speed Rock: 14.9 mi
Springs
- Thornton Spring: 3.4 mi
- Gooseberry Spring: 3.5 mi
- Taylor Spring: 3.7 mi
- Marsh Spring: 3.9 mi
- Wetle Spring: 5.0 mi
Artworks: 37
- Lyle sign: 7.9 mi
- Mosier Totem Pole: 11.8 mi
- Brushing: 16.7 mi
- Rebohoth: 16.7 mi
- Missive: 16.7 mi
Waterfalls: 20
- Cushing Falls: 3.5 mi
- Eightmile Creek Falls: 6.6 mi
- Mosier Creek Falls: 11.4 mi
- Lower Labyrinth Falls: 12.1 mi
- Labyrinth Falls: 12.3 mi
Cliffs: 18
- Chenoweth Rim: 2.7 mi
- Eagle Caves: 2.9 mi
- Crates Point: 4.7 mi
- Windy Point: 5.2 mi
- Apocalypse Needles: 7.8 mi
Nature reserves: 15
- Four Sisters Natural Area: 3.7 mi
- Mt. Ulka Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Mill Creek Ridge Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Dillacort Creek (CLT): 10.3 mi
- Dillacort Ridge (CLT): 10.7 mi
Museums: 14
- Rorick House Museum: 0.2 mi
- Fort Dalles Museum and Anderson Homestead: 0.4 mi
- National Neon Sign Museum: 0.5 mi
- Old St. Peter's Landmark: 0.5 mi
- First Wasco County Courthouse: 0.6 mi
Gardens: 8
- Vogt Fountain: 0.3 mi
- Tom's Learning Garden: 15.8 mi
- Thomsen Orchard Community Garden: 16.0 mi
- William & Catherine Dickson Sculpture Park: 16.7 mi
- Clara's Garden: 16.8 mi
Ghost towns: 8
- Ortley: 6.3 mi
- Boyd: 9.0 mi
- Miller: 14.7 mi
- Friend: 17.6 mi
- Thornberry: 20.7 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Columbia Hills State Park Day Use Area: 5.3 mi
- Beavertail Recreation Site: 21.4 mi
- Oakbrook Recreation Site: 21.8 mi
- Pine Tree Recreation Site: 22.1 mi
- Buckhollow Recreation Site: 24.1 mi
Beaches: 5
- Rock Creek Beach: 12.2 mi
- Koberg Beach: 15.9 mi
- Marina Beach: 17.4 mi
- Slackwater Beach: 17.6 mi
- Windboarding Beachhead: 18.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Memaloose Park Rest Area Westbound: 10.0 mi
- Chamberlain Lake Safety Rest Area: 10.0 mi
- Memaloose Park Rest Area Eastbound: 10.1 mi
- Kodak Point Highway Pullout: 16.7 mi
Attractions: 3
- SA Kitesurf Adventures: 8.5 mi
- The Henderson Monument: 17.3 mi
- Wet Planet Rafting: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Pulpit Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flag Point | SW 215° | 1,722 m | 23.4 mi |
| Cold Point | SW 218° | 1,637 m | 22.5 mi |
| Eightmile Point | SW 222° | 1,600 m | 21.2 mi |
| Perry Point | SW 228° | 1,503 m | 19.8 mi |
| Marion Point | SW 220° | 1,461 m | 20.9 mi |
| Bulo Point | SW 222° | 1,456 m | 20.6 mi |
| Jordan Butte | SSW 211° | 1,453 m | 20.9 mi |
| Fivemile Butte | SW 227° | 1,416 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:38 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 20:12 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:25 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 15:35 | 16:24 |
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 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 52 | 60 | 66 | 73 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — THE Dalles, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/2400069243
Day trips start here
- The Dalles · 0 mi
- Dufur · 10 mi
- Mount Hood and Columbia Gorge · 16 mi
- Hood River · 17 mi
- Mount Hood · 19 mi
- Goldendale · 24 mi
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