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Train Mountain Railroad Museum - Central Station

Train Mountain Railroad Museum - Central Station is a museum in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,306 m. Pelican Butte stands 2,440 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is SNOW SPREADER WEYCO #031, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Volcanic Legacy passes 9.9 miles off.

The story

Train Mountain Railroad is the world's largest miniature hobbyist railroad. It is located near Chiloquin, Oregon, United States. It is situated between Klamath Falls, Oregon, approximately 26 miles (42 km) to the south, and Crater Lake National Park to the north.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q7832865, matched on coordinates and name (828 m apart).

What to expect

Fee
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How to reach it

Coordinates42.55696, -121.88643

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 38
Attractions: 28
  • SNOW SPREADER WEYCO #031: 0.0 mi
  • SLEEPER CAR NCL#2089 -- Lettered CN: 0.1 mi
  • CABOOSE UP #25228: 0.1 mi
  • CREW CAR UP #906l0l: 0.1 mi
  • CREW CAR UP #907315: 0.1 mi
Springs: 13
Picnic sites: 8
  • Osprey: 5.9 mi
  • Rainbow Bay Day Use Area: 20.5 mi
  • Annie Falls: 21.4 mi
  • Annie Falls (and Udo's): 21.5 mi
  • Castle Quad: 21.5 mi
Cliffs: 7
Waterfalls: 7
  • Root Beer Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Bailey Falls: 19.0 mi
  • Ranger Falls: 19.1 mi
  • Seven Lakes Falls: 19.3 mi
  • Annie Falls: 21.4 mi
Historic sites: 5
Museums: 5
Gardens: 3

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Train Mountain Railroad Museum - Central Station. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pelican ButteWSW 257°2,440 m13.6 mi
Mount HarrimanSW 220°2,401 m16.5 mi
Mount CarmineSSW 213°2,396 m18.4 mi
Greylock MountainSW 223°2,348 m19.0 mi
Devils PeakWNW 290°2,300 m17.7 mi
Lee PeakWNW 290°2,288.4 m17.3 mi
JupiterWNW 288°2,256 m18.7 mi
Lucifer PeakWNW 288°2,244 m18.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4319:20
June solstice05:3120:0620:49
September equinox06:5618:2919:07
December solstice07:3515:5216:38

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293338435056646256463629
Precip in3.82.21.91.41.50.60.20.30.51.42.84.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chiloquin 12 NW (fort Klamath), 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/888448620

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