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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. 43 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: 43
  • 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 MountainENE 72°1,051.56 m19.9 mi
Saddle Bag MountainNE 48°1,032 m18.7 mi
Fanno PeakENE 79°1,015.898 m20.9 mi
Riley PeakENE 76°1,004 m22.9 mi
Condenser PeakENE 64°932 m24.5 mi
Big TipE 82°863 m16.2 mi
Green MountainE 99°860 m21.0 mi
Rocky PointNE 49°853.4 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 5080 °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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