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Power City Wildlife Area

Power City Wildlife Area from directly overhead

Power City Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 135 m. Jump Off Joe stands 670 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Umatilla Butte, a peak 1.0 miles away. JCT SR 395 VIC TRI CITIES TO THE OREGON BORDER VIC PLYMOUTH passes 2.9 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife

How to reach it

Coordinates45.89651, -119.29450

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Kiwanis Park: 1.4 mi
  • Hash Park: 1.5 mi
  • McNary Tennis Courts: 1.6 mi
  • Oregon Boat Ramp: 2.1 mi
  • West Park: 2.1 mi
Artworks: 38
  • Dancing Fields: 19.8 mi
  • Catch The Spirit: 19.8 mi
  • Blossoming Joy: 20.1 mi
  • Spheres: 20.3 mi
  • Happy Human: 20.3 mi
Peaks: 25
  • Umatilla Butte: 1.0 mi
  • Hermiston Butte: 3.5 mi
  • Sillusi Butte: 3.7 mi
  • Hat Rock: 6.1 mi
  • Boat Rock: 6.5 mi
Gardens: 21
Historic sites: 7
  • Hover High School: 21.1 mi
  • Madame Dorion Memorial: 21.8 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial: 23.6 mi
  • Westcliffe Monument: 23.7 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 23.7 mi
Museums: 5
  • Umatilla Museum: 2.7 mi
  • Echo Museum: 11.7 mi
  • SAGE Center: 19.1 mi
  • REACH Museum: 23.8 mi
  • Sacajawea Interpretive Center: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 3
Attractions: 3
  • The Pink House: 19.8 mi
  • 9/11 WTC Memorial Kennewick: 20.2 mi
  • Max Air Trampoline Park: 22.4 mi
Springs: 2
  • Coyote Srings: 16.8 mi
  • Badger Spring: 17.2 mi
Beaches: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Power City Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jump Off JoeNNE 29°670 m16.3 mi
Johnson ButteNNE 20°620 m14.7 mi
Service ButtesS 182°515 m17.4 mi
Badger MountainN 357°481.3 m23.3 mi
RomeNNW 347°479 m20.4 mi
Carpenter ButteSSW 201°471 m24.5 mi
FourmileNNE 30°413 m8.6 mi
Dallas HillN 355°396 m20.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3019:10
June solstice05:0820:0620:52
September equinox06:4518:1718:57
December solstice07:3715:2516:16

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363945526067757466544336
Precip in0.90.70.80.70.80.40.20.20.40.70.91.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mcnary DAM #2, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1443831747

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