Owyhee Dam Museum
Owyhee Dam Museum is a museum in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 727 m. Freezeout Mountain stands 1,668 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is McGinnis Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Snake River Canyon Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off. 83 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
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The story
dam in Malheur County, Oregon, United States of America
Wikidata Q2042735, matched on coordinates and name (978 m apart).
What to expect
How to reach it
- 15.5 mi off the Snake River Canyon Scenic Byway
- 20.6 mi off the Pposed Snake River Canyon Scenic Byway
83 named places within 25 miles
- Haystack Rock: 4.0 mi
- Pinnacle Point: 4.4 mi
- Blackjack Butte: 5.3 mi
- Grassy Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Deer Butte: 6.0 mi
- McGinnis Park: 0.1 mi
- McCormack Campground: 2.4 mi
- Two Rivers Community Park: 10.8 mi
- Big Bend Park: 10.8 mi
- Cow Hollow Park: 13.1 mi
- Snively Hot Springs: 5.9 mi
- Snively Hot Springs: 6.0 mi
- Meadowlark Spring: 15.6 mi
- Horse Trap Spring: 16.7 mi
- Cow trough: 19.3 mi
- The Tongue: 3.2 mi
- The Big Slide: 13.1 mi
- Graveyard Rim: 13.4 mi
- Gravelly Point: 14.0 mi
- Oregon Trail Agriculture Museum: 20.0 mi
- Stone House Museum: 22.8 mi
- Snively Hot Springs: 5.9 mi
- Jump Falls: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Owyhee Dam Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freezeout Mountain | W 264° | 1,668 m | 16.6 mi |
| Quartz Mountain | SW 220° | 1,596 m | 20.2 mi |
| Pole Creek Top | SSE 150° | 1,570 m | 22.5 mi |
| Board Corral Mountain | S 170° | 1,516.4 m | 9.5 mi |
| Three Fingers Rock | SSE 167° | 1,471.6 m | 14.6 mi |
| The Yellow Jacket | S 184° | 1,457.6 m | 23.6 mi |
| Round Mountain | SSE 162° | 1,439 m | 17.5 mi |
| Sheep Heads Mountain | S 189° | 1,430 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:53 | 19:24 | 20:01 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:51 | 21:35 |
| September equinox | 07:37 | 19:10 | 19:48 |
| December solstice | 08:20 | 16:29 | 17:16 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 36 | 44 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 75 | 73 | 64 | 52 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Owyhee DAM, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/537634886
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