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Bald Peak State Scenic Viewpoint

Bald Peak State Scenic Viewpoint from directly overhead

Bald Peak State Scenic Viewpoint is a park in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 495 m. South Saddle Mountain stands 1,048 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Peak, a peak 0.2 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 1.5 miles off. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1931
Elevation
495 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates45.39399, -123.05448
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Halsey Veterans Memorial Park: 2.8 mi
  • Halsey Memorial Park: 2.9 mi
  • Brown Park: 4.9 mi
  • Renne Equestrian Park: 5.6 mi
  • Eagle Landing: 5.8 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Millage Memorial Rose Garden: 7.5 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 8.0 mi
  • Waterwise Garden: 8.0 mi
  • Lloyd Baron Rhododendron Garden: 8.5 mi
  • Learning Garden: 8.7 mi
Artworks
Attractions: 59
Museums: 58
Peaks: 56
  • Bald Peak: 0.2 mi
  • Iowa Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Spring Hill: 4.6 mi
  • Fern Hill: 5.8 mi
  • Alecs Butte: 8.1 mi
Picnic sites: 20
  • The Love Garden Farm Stand: 5.7 mi
  • Stonesthrow Picnic and BBQ Area: 15.1 mi
  • Picnic Shelter: 15.6 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 3: 15.8 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 1: 15.8 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Little Lee Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Lee Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Haines Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Cedar Mill Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Jackson Falls: 16.8 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Springs: 5
  • Oliver Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Normandin Spring: 15.3 mi
  • Giesy Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Fern Spring: 21.4 mi
  • La Toutena Mary Spring: 22.8 mi
Beaches: 5
  • San Salvador Beach: 11.9 mi
  • Poet's Beach: 20.2 mi
  • Lindbergh’s Beach: 20.4 mi
  • North Beach: 24.4 mi
  • Surprise Beach: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
Cliffs: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bald Peak State Scenic Viewpoint. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Saddle MountainNW 305°1,048 m18.8 mi
Trask MountainW 266°1,040 m19.6 mi
Hembre RidgeWNW 292°1,039.4 m22.3 mi
Sheridan PeakWSW 248°942 m20.7 mi
Woods PointWNW 303°940 m22.1 mi
Bald MountainWSW 248°932 m21.1 mi
Gobblers KnobW 279°932 m21.4 mi
Round TopNW 323°909 m24.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4619:25
June solstice05:2520:1921:05
September equinox07:0018:3319:11
December solstice07:5015:4316:33

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404347515762686963544539
Precip in6.44.64.83.62.61.60.40.61.64.26.77.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — REX 1 S, 9 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Red-tailed Hawk6 obs
  • Northwestern Garter Snake5 obs
  • red baneberry5 obs
  • European Mantis5 obs
  • coastal manroot5 obs
  • Western Bluebird4 obs
  • Barred Owl4 obs
  • western sword fern4 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/146416651

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