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Spirit of Joseph Bronze Monument

Spirit of Joseph Bronze Monument from directly overhead

Spirit of Joseph Bronze Monument is a historic site in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,270 m. Sacajawea Peak stands 3,000 m to the south-southwest, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Wallowology Natural History Discovery Center, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Hells Canyon runs past it.

About

The story

city in Oregon, USA

Dates from 1887.

Wikidata Q2729524, matched on coordinates and name (688 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Inscription
by Steve Parks
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.35702, -117.23001

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Joseph Knob: 4.6 mi
  • Hurricane Point: 5.0 mi
  • Point Joseph: 5.1 mi
  • Chief Joseph Mountain: 5.2 mi
  • Dug Peak: 5.5 mi
Springs: 13
  • Miner Spring: 8.8 mi
  • Cold Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Huckleberry Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Standley Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Bearwallow Spring: 18.5 mi
Historic sites: 8
Parks: 7
  • Wallowa Lake County Park Public Beach: 1.6 mi
  • Wallowa Lake State Park: 5.1 mi
  • Enterprise City Park: 5.2 mi
  • Warde Park: 5.3 mi
  • Chief Joseph Monument: 5.6 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • BC Creek Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Wallowa Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Slick Rock Creek Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Hunter Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Ice Falls: 8.9 mi
Museums: 3
  • Wallowology Natural History Discovery Center: 0.0 mi
  • Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center: 0.3 mi
  • Wallowa County Museum: 0.4 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Railrider Cycling Joseph Branch: 0.3 mi
  • Riverside Day Use Area: 5.3 mi
  • Little Alps Day Use Area: 6.2 mi
Cliffs: 3
Artworks: 2
  • All Around Cowboy: 0.3 mi
  • Eagle: 5.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Pole Bridge Picknick Area: 9.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Spirit of Joseph Bronze Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sacajawea PeakSSW 202°3,000 m8.3 mi
Hurwal DivideSSW 194°2,980 m7.0 mi
Sacajawea-Matterhorn RidgeSSW 200°2,979 m8.8 mi
MatterhornSSW 201°2,975 m9.5 mi
Aneroid MountainSSE 166°2,958.7 m11.0 mi
Twin PeaksWSW 237°2,950 m6.7 mi
Point JosephSSW 197°2,933 m5.1 mi
Petes PointS 178°2,932 m11.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2319:02
June solstice05:0219:5620:41
September equinox06:3718:0918:48
December solstice07:2615:2016:09

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936415056646557453426
Precip in1.31.11.41.92.61.90.90.71.11.41.41.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Joseph, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5922538525

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