Willamette Heights Pillar
Willamette Heights Pillar is a historic site in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 223 m. Bear Mountain stands 1,116 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Willamette Heights Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Cottage Grove Covered Bridge passes 16 miles off.
Concrete pillar at the top of the hill in Willamette Heights Park.
What the record says
- Inscription
- S
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 16.2 mi off the Cottage Grove Covered Bridge
- 23.2 mi off the Over the Rivers and Through the Woods
Named places within 25 miles
- Willamette Heights Park: 0.0 mi
- Old Springfield IOOF Cemetery: 0.3 mi
- James Park: 0.5 mi
- Dorris Ranch: 0.9 mi
- Meadow Park: 0.9 mi
- Luigi Testa Sculpture Garden: 0.4 mi
- The Sun: 0.4 mi
- Rain Funnel: 0.4 mi
- Lisa Simpson Mural: 0.4 mi
- Welcome to Springfield Oregon: 0.5 mi
- Kelly Butte: 1.1 mi
- Moon Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Swing Hill: 2.7 mi
- Vitus Butte: 3.4 mi
- Mount Baldy: 3.4 mi
- Coryell Ridge: 1.3 mi
- Eastgate Woodlands/Whilamut Natural Area: 1.4 mi
- Walama Restoration Project Site: 1.6 mi
- Georgia Pacific Natural Area: 2.3 mi
- Suzanne Arlie Park: 3.1 mi
- Laurel Valley Educational Farm: 1.5 mi
- Hendricks Park Rhododendron Garden: 1.8 mi
- Grove Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- Columbia Street Garden: 2.4 mi
- Learning Garden: 2.4 mi
- Centennial Viewpoint: 1.1 mi
- Vietnam War: 1.3 mi
- Springfield Veterans' Memorial Plaza: 1.3 mi
- Pre's Rock: 1.7 mi
- Soldier’s Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Springfield History Museum: 0.5 mi
- Museum of Natural and Cultural History: 2.3 mi
- Eugene Science Center: 2.8 mi
- Lane County Historical Museum: 4.1 mi
- Cascades Raptor Center: 4.7 mi
- Masterson Pioneer Cabin: 0.5 mi
- Living History Village: 0.5 mi
- Mim's House: 3.5 mi
- Nicolas Cage balcony: 3.5 mi
- Elijah Bristow Monument: 6.6 mi
- Spliff Cliff: 1.7 mi
- Franklin Perch: 1.7 mi
- Climbing Columns: 4.0 mi
- Lenon Hill: 8.6 mi
- Gettings Creek Rest Area Southbound: 13.0 mi
- Gettings Creek Rest Area Northbound: 13.1 mi
- Oak Grove Rest Area Northbound: 13.8 mi
- Oak Grove Rest Area Southbound: 13.8 mi
- Chicken Shack: 4.2 mi
- Signal Point Day Use Area: 19.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Willamette Heights Pillar. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Mountain | SSE 155° | 1,116 m | 15.0 mi |
| Mount Nebo | ENE 63° | 991 m | 17.8 mi |
| Buck Mountain | N 9° | 962 m | 11.1 mi |
| Mount Tom | N 9° | 954 m | 12.1 mi |
| Prune Hill | SSE 163° | 809 m | 14.1 mi |
| Mount Zion | SE 132° | 797 m | 15.9 mi |
| Hells Hill | NE 54° | 746 m | 12.8 mi |
| Cougar Mountain | SSE 169° | 732 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:47 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:15 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 15:50 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 43 | 47 | 51 | 56 | 61 | 68 | 68 | 63 | 53 | 46 | 41 |
| Precip in | 6.1 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 6.0 | 7.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eugene-mahlon Sweet FLD, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8023461277
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