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Sacajawea and Jean-Baptiste

Sacajawea and Jean-Baptiste is a historic site in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 102 m. Elkhorn Mountain stands 679 m to the northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Lewis and Clark Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD passes 7.7 miles off.

The story

Sacajawea and Jean-Baptiste is a bronze sculpture of Sacagawea and her infant son Jean Baptiste Charbonneau by American artist Alice Cooper, located in Washington Park in Portland, Oregon, in the United States.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q16166630, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Inscription
Erected by the women of the United States in memory of the only woman in the Lewis & Clark expedition, and in honor of the pioneer mother of Oregon.

How to reach it

Coordinates45.52148, -122.70229

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Gardens
Artworks
Parks
Attractions
Peaks
Museums: 53
Picnic sites: 24
Waterfalls: 22
  • Jane Martin Waterfall: 4.4 mi
  • Cedar Mill Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Knapp Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Singer Falls: 12.2 mi
Beaches: 14
  • Poet's Beach: 1.8 mi
  • Lindbergh’s Beach: 2.2 mi
  • North Beach: 6.3 mi
  • Surprise Beach: 7.0 mi
  • Lieser Point: 8.2 mi
Cliffs: 11
  • Waud Bluff: 3.6 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 6.9 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 7.0 mi
  • Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 7.0 mi
  • Phantom Bluff: 7.9 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 6
  • School District Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Oliver Spring: 17.6 mi
  • Giesy Spring: 20.8 mi
  • spring w/concrete cover: 22.0 mi
  • Fern Spring: 22.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Sacajawea and Jean-Baptiste. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elkhorn MountainNE 47°679 m21.9 mi
Livingston MountainNE 56°595 m19.5 mi
Spud MountainNE 55°576 m20.5 mi
Bald PeakWSW 243°497 m19.2 mi
Dixie MountainNW 319°490 m16.3 mi
Little BaldyNE 53°437 m18.2 mi
Bald HillNW 326°427 m21.9 mi
Cornell MountainW 278°392 m2.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4419:23
June solstice05:2320:1821:04
September equinox06:5918:3119:10
December solstice07:4915:4116:31

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424548535963697065554742
Precip in6.44.74.83.62.61.50.40.51.64.06.67.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland Kgw-tv, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/5418672039

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