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Pulpit Rock

Pulpit Rock from directly overhead

Pulpit Rock is a historic site in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 85 m. Cold Point stands 1,637 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Rorick House Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away. Historic Columbia River passes 2.5 miles off.

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rock in The Dalles, Oregon, United States

Wikidata Q7259598, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Getting there

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Coordinates45.59553, -121.18926

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • 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
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
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
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
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
Cliffs: 21
  • Chenoweth Rim: 2.7 mi
  • Eagle Caves: 2.9 mi
  • Chenoweth Rim: 3.0 mi
  • Crates Point: 4.7 mi
  • Windy Point: 5.2 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
Nature reserves: 15
Museums: 14
Gardens: 8
Ghost towns: 8
Picnic sites: 5
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
Attractions: 3
  • SA Kitesurf Adventures: 8.5 mi
  • The Henderson Monument: 17.3 mi
  • Wet Planet Rafting: 19.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Pulpit Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cold PointSW 218°1,637 m22.5 mi
Eightmile PointSW 222°1,600 m21.2 mi
Perry PointSW 228°1,503 m19.8 mi
Mill Creek ButtesWSW 238°1,497.48 m19.2 mi
Marion PointSW 220°1,461 m20.9 mi
Bulo PointSW 222°1,456 m20.6 mi
Jordan ButteSSW 211°1,453 m20.9 mi
Fivemile ButteSW 227°1,416 m18.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3819:17
June solstice05:1620:1220:58
September equinox06:5318:2519:04
December solstice07:4315:3516:24

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364046526066737365534236
Precip in2.51.61.31.00.80.40.10.20.31.11.92.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — THE Dalles, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/2400069243

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