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Museum at Warm Springs

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Museum at Warm Springs is a museum in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 436 m. Bald Peter stands 1,980 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Elliot Heights, a peak 0.7 miles away. Journey Through Time passes 27 miles off. 98 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.

The story

The Museum at Warm Springs is a museum in Warm Springs, Oregon, United States, on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. The museum houses a large collection of North American Indian artifacts. It was opened in 1993 and is spread over 25,000 square feet (2,300 m2). The museum was constructed at a cost of $7.6 million.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1993.

Wikidata Q7752703, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates44.76305, -121.25052

98 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 57
  • Elliot Heights: 0.7 mi
  • Miller Heights: 0.8 mi
  • West Hills: 1.9 mi
  • Tee Wees Butte: 4.2 mi
  • Eagle Butte: 5.3 mi
Springs: 14
  • Daisy Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Jersey Sch Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Schmoker Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Monner Spring: 14.3 mi
  • Larson Spring: 15.2 mi
Parks: 12
  • Pelton Park: 5.4 mi
  • Oak Street Park: 10.6 mi
  • 7th Street Park: 10.7 mi
  • Sahalee Park: 10.7 mi
  • Cowden Park: 10.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Dry Falls: 22.8 mi
  • Steelhead Falls: 24.0 mi
Museums: 1
  • Ericson Aircraft Collection: 8.1 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Dam Observatory: 11.3 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Alder Spring Lookout: 17.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Nena Day Use Area: 24.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Museum at Warm Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald PeterWSW 251°1,980 m23.0 mi
LionsheadW 262°1,810 m22.4 mi
Rock ConeW 271°1,777 m24.9 mi
Camp Creek ButteWSW 256°1,748 m21.8 mi
Badger ButteWNW 289°1,672 m23.2 mi
Cinder ConeWNW 283°1,654 m24.8 mi
Fort ButteWNW 294°1,636 m23.7 mi
Lookout ButteW 280°1,618 m21.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3919:18
June solstice05:2020:1020:55
September equinox06:5318:2619:04
December solstice07:4015:3916:28

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353844505864737264524134
Precip in1.51.10.80.81.10.80.30.30.30.71.21.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pelton DAM, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/438743823

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