Veterans Memorial
Veterans Memorial is a historic site in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 381 m. Black Mountain stands 1,660 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Yellowhawk Community Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
How to reach it
82 named places within 25 miles
- Wetlands Community Park: 0.2 mi
- Pendleton Little League Park: 5.0 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 5.1 mi
- Till Taylor Park: 5.7 mi
- May Park: 5.7 mi
- Emigrant Hill: 7.9 mi
- Cabbage Hill: 8.1 mi
- Table Rock: 9.0 mi
- Pinchot Peak: 11.4 mi
- Pilot Rock: 15.5 mi
- Tamastslikt Cultural Institute: 0.8 mi
- Children's Museum of Eastern Oregon: 5.9 mi
- Heritage Station Museum: 6.0 mi
- Umatilla County Museum: 6.0 mi
- Frazier Farmstead and Museum: 22.5 mi
- Viewpoint, I-84 Eastbound: 5.9 mi
- Deadman Pass Rest Area I-84 Westbound: 8.7 mi
- Deadman Pass Rest Area I-84 Eastbound: 8.9 mi
- Til Taylor: 5.7 mi
- Statue of Madame Stella Darby: 6.0 mi
- Pendleton Adventure Trails Recreation Area: 9.4 mi
- Emigrant Springs State Heritage Area: 13.4 mi
- Oregon Trail Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
- Springs Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Wagon: 12.9 mi
- Marie Dorion Monument: 21.9 mi
- acajawea Spring: 24.4 mi
- North Flat Spring: 24.4 mi
- Yellowhawk Community Garden: 0.1 mi
- Pendleton Underground Tour: 6.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Veterans Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain | ESE 104° | 1,660 m | 21.1 mi |
| Huckleberry Mountain | ESE 112° | 1,564 m | 24.4 mi |
| Wilbur Mountain | ESE 119° | 1,477 m | 23.3 mi |
| Round Mountain | E 94° | 1,444 m | 24.7 mi |
| Buck Mountain | E 87° | 1,418 m | 24.4 mi |
| The Shimmiehorn | E 92° | 1,372 m | 22.6 mi |
| Black Canyon Butte | ESE 110° | 1,356 m | 19.3 mi |
| Storm Mountain | S 170° | 1,355 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:28 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 20:02 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:15 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 15:24 | 16:14 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 43 | 49 | 56 | 62 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 34 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pendleton Branch EXP STN, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13804990025
Day trips start here
- Pendleton · 6 mi
- Milton-Freewater · 23 mi
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