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Summit Creek Viaduct

Summit Creek Viaduct from directly overhead

Summit Creek Viaduct is a historic site in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 38 m. Mount Defiance stands 1,504 m to the south, 2.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Wind Mountain Overlook, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Historic Columbia River passes 16 miles off.

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
Summit Creek Viaduct 2019

How to reach it

Coordinates45.69015, -121.72642

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Peaks
  • Shellrock Mountain: 0.7 mi
  • Wind Mountain: 2.0 mi
  • Dog Mountain: 2.2 mi
  • Viento West Bluff: 2.8 mi
  • Mount Defiance: 2.9 mi
Parks
  • Kingsley Reservoir County Park: 4.3 mi
  • Family Man Mountain Bike Skills Park: 6.0 mi
  • Pet Play Park: 6.6 mi
  • Children's Play Park: 6.6 mi
  • Train Appreciation Park: 6.6 mi
Springs
  • White Horse Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Perham Creek Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Oak Grove Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Teakettle Spring: 6.0 mi
  • Japanese Spring: 6.1 mi
Artworks: 34
Cliffs: 22
  • Red Bluffs: 11.2 mi
  • Coyote Wall: 15.6 mi
  • Wankers Columns: 16.3 mi
  • Rowland Wall: 17.0 mi
  • Rim Rock: 17.1 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Attractions: 7
Beaches: 6
  • Home Valley Beach: 2.8 mi
  • Windboarding Beachhead: 10.1 mi
  • Slackwater Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Marina Beach: 10.8 mi
  • Koberg Beach: 12.0 mi
Museums: 6
Gardens: 6
Picnic sites: 5
  • Eagle Creek Day Use Area: 10.2 mi
  • Hemlock Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
  • Ainsworth Day Use Area: 17.5 mi
  • Ice Cave Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
  • Wahkeena Picnic Site: 20.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges: 18.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Summit Creek Viaduct. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DefianceS1,504 m2.9 mi
Indian MountainSSW1,491 m11.0 mi
Little Huckleberry MountainN1,457 m13.5 mi
Green Point MountainSSW1,444 m5.0 mi
Chinidere MountainSSW1,416 m8.3 mi
Tomlike MountainSSW1,387 m6.7 mi
Tanner ButteSW1,355 m12.2 mi
Big Huckleberry MountainNNW1,283 m11.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4019:20
June solstice05:1820:1521:01
September equinox06:5518:2719:06
December solstice07:4615:3616:26

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, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6513762744

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