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Dyer State Wayside

Dyer State Wayside from directly overhead

Dyer State Wayside is a park in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 743 m. Snow Board Ridge stands 1,573 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Condon City Park, a park 7.5 miles away. Journey Through Time passes 9.0 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
743 m

What to expect

Operated by
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department

How to reach it

Coordinates45.12502, -120.18747

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Black Butte: 7.9 mi
  • Zero Butte: 8.5 mi
  • Black Butte: 8.9 mi
  • Rettie Butte: 9.1 mi
  • Coyote Butte: 9.2 mi
Parks: 6
  • Condon City Park: 7.5 mi
  • Burns Park: 8.1 mi
  • Gilliam County Fairgrounds: 8.1 mi
  • Wheeler Court House Park: 8.9 mi
  • Whyte Park Rest Area: 12.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 3
  • Bear Hollow County Park: 13.3 mi
  • Shelton Wayside County Park: 16.5 mi
  • Julia A Henderson Pioneer Park: 16.8 mi
Attractions: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Burned ranch buildings: 13.9 mi
  • National Motorcycle Riders Memorial: 16.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 17.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Clarno Arch: 18.4 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of Dyer State Wayside. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snow Board RidgeSE 135°1,572.768 m15.9 mi
SB Ridge LookoutSE 140°1,558.138 m14.9 mi
Wheeler PointSE 130°1,524 m17.8 mi
Rancheria RockS 171°1,496.3 m15.9 mi
Ox HeadSE 132°1,491.691 m12.3 mi
Corral MountainS 169°1,478.28 m18.4 mi
Collins ButteESE 122°1,470 m21.3 mi
Twin ButtesS 176°1,416.4 m16.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3519:13
June solstice05:1420:0720:52
September equinox06:4918:2119:00
December solstice07:3715:3316:22

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333641465460686861493932
Precip in1.81.31.21.31.71.10.40.40.51.21.51.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Condon, 8 mi away.

  • Gopher Snake3 obs
  • Rubber Rabbitbrush3 obs
  • Long-billed Curlew2 obs
  • great mullein2 obs
  • Big Sagebrush2 obs
  • Turkey Vulture1 obs
  • Sharp-shinned Hawk1 obs
  • Vaux's Swift1 obs

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/1364119307

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