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The Courage to Succeed

The Courage to Succeed from directly overhead

The Courage to Succeed is a historic site in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 1,052 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Whale Watching Center, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Pacific Coast runs past it. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates44.81016, -124.06233

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks: 42
  • Siletz Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Rocky Top: 5.2 mi
  • Cannery Mountain: 6.3 mi
  • Iron Mountain: 8.1 mi
  • Little Euchre Mountain: 9.1 mi
Artworks: 13
Attractions: 11
Historic sites: 9
Beaches: 7
  • Beverly Beach: 5.6 mi
  • Moolack Beach: 7.7 mi
  • Sand Point Beach: 12.8 mi
  • South Beach: 16.7 mi
  • Neskowin Beach: 20.5 mi
Museums: 6
  • Whale Research EcoExcursions: 0.1 mi
  • North Lincoln County Historical Museum: 8.5 mi
  • Pacific Maritime Heritage Center: 12.3 mi
  • Education Wing: 13.0 mi
  • Toledo Centennial History Center: 14.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Waterfalls: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Cascade Head Interpretive Wayside: 15.3 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Courage to Succeed. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf MountainENE1,052 m19.9 mi
Saddle Bag MountainNE1,032 m18.7 mi
Fanno PeakENE1,016 m20.9 mi
Riley PeakENE1,004 m22.9 mi
Condenser PeakENE932 m24.5 mi
Big TipE863 m16.2 mi
Green MountainE860 m21.0 mi
Rocky PointNE853 m17.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5019:29
June solstice05:3120:2121:07
September equinox07:0418:3719:15
December solstice07:5215:5016:39

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F484748495356585957555047

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newport 3N, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11288578730

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