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Gilliam County Historical Society Museum

Gilliam County Historical Society Museum from directly overhead

Gilliam County Historical Society Museum is a museum in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 883 m. Snow Board Ridge stands 1,573 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Burns Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Journey Through Time passes 17 miles off. 61 named places lie within 25 miles, 42 of them named summits.

May 1st - October 31st Wed-Sun 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

What to expect

Seasonal
summer

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates45.24127, -120.17895

61 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 42
  • Bulls Eye Butte: 2.9 mi
  • Zero Butte: 5.5 mi
  • Hay Creek Butte: 7.5 mi
  • Igo Butte: 7.9 mi
  • Coyote Butte: 8.2 mi
Parks: 8
  • Burns Park: 0.1 mi
  • Gilliam County Fairgrounds: 0.1 mi
  • Condon City Park: 0.6 mi
  • Whyte Park Rest Area: 7.6 mi
  • Dyer State Wayside: 8.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 3
  • Bear Hollow County Park: 21.1 mi
  • Shelton Wayside County Park: 24.3 mi
  • Julia A Henderson Pioneer Park: 24.4 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Burned ranch buildings: 15.1 mi
  • National Motorcycle Riders Memorial: 24.3 mi
Springs: 2
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 22.6 mi
  • Kenny Spring: 24.6 mi
Attractions: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gilliam County Historical Society Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snow Board RidgeSSE 151°1,572.768 m22.1 mi
SB Ridge LookoutSSE 155°1,558.138 m21.5 mi
Wheeler PointSE 146°1,524 m23.5 mi
Rancheria RockS 175°1,496.3 m23.8 mi
Ox HeadSSE 152°1,491.691 m18.4 mi
Twin ButtesS 178°1,416.4 m24.5 mi
Rettie ButteSSE 159°1,399.337 m15.8 mi
Twin ButtesS 177°1,368 m24.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3419:13
June solstice05:1420:0720:53
September equinox06:4918:2119:00
December solstice07:3815:3216:22

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333641465460686861493932
Precip in1.81.31.21.31.71.10.40.40.51.21.51.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Condon, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/230269829

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