Elijah Bristow State Park
Elijah Bristow State Park is a park in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 196 m. Mount June stands 1,408 m to the south-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Pengra Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Cottage Grove Covered Bridge passes 11 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 196 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
How to reach it
- 11.3 mi off the Cottage Grove Covered Bridge
- 20.6 mi off the West Cascades, National
- 28.6 mi off the Over the Rivers and Through the Woods
Named places within 25 miles
- Pengra Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Williams Butte: 2.0 mi
- Parvin Butte: 2.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Butte: 2.7 mi
- Jacoby Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Dexter State Recreation Site: 1.5 mi
- Fall Creek Park: 1.9 mi
- Lowell State Recreation Site: 2.1 mi
- Paul Fisher Park: 2.6 mi
- Fall Creek County Park: 2.7 mi
- Mt. Pisgah Sighting Pedestal: 8.1 mi
- Dino Statue 1: 9.6 mi
- Dino Statue 2: 9.6 mi
- Dino Statue 8: 9.6 mi
- Dinosaur Statues: 9.6 mi
- Thurston Hills Natural Area: 7.4 mi
- Vickery County Park: 9.3 mi
- Georgia Pacific Natural Area: 9.7 mi
- Weyerhaeuser McKenzie Natural Area: 11.0 mi
- Suzanne Arlie Park: 11.4 mi
- Patricia Baker Wildflower Garden: 8.8 mi
- Learning Garden: 11.3 mi
- Laurel Valley Educational Farm: 12.7 mi
- Hendricks Park Rhododendron Garden: 13.3 mi
- Grove Community Garden: 13.7 mi
- Thurston High School shooting memorial: 9.0 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 9.5 mi
- In Memory Of American Veterans: 10.4 mi
- Willamette Heights Pillar: 11.8 mi
- Springfield Veterans' Memorial Plaza: 11.8 mi
- Creswell Historical Museum: 9.7 mi
- Springfield History Museum: 12.0 mi
- Cascades Raptor Center: 12.8 mi
- Museum of Natural and Cultural History: 13.9 mi
- Oregon Aviation Historical Society & Museum: 13.9 mi
- Lowell Covered Bridge: 3.2 mi
- Elijah Bristow Monument: 5.5 mi
- Living History Village: 11.4 mi
- Masterson Pioneer Cabin: 11.4 mi
- Nicolas Cage balcony: 14.4 mi
- Gettings Creek Rest Area Southbound: 11.1 mi
- Gettings Creek Rest Area Northbound: 11.2 mi
- Oak Grove Rest Area Northbound: 23.6 mi
- Oak Grove Rest Area Southbound: 23.7 mi
- Spliff Cliff: 13.4 mi
- Franklin Perch: 13.4 mi
- Climbing Columns: 15.6 mi
- Lenon Hill: 19.0 mi
- Brice Creek Falls: 16.4 mi
- Spirit Falls: 17.0 mi
- Moon Falls: 17.7 mi
- Upper Trestle Creek Falls: 21.7 mi
- Signal Point Day Use Area: 8.0 mi
- Chicken Shack: 9.2 mi
- Hampton Boating Site: 14.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Elijah Bristow State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount June | SSE 152° | 1,407.6 m | 11.4 mi |
| Patterson Mountain | SE 139° | 1,368 m | 15.7 mi |
| Hardesty Mountain | SE 139° | 1,300.3 m | 12.5 mi |
| Sawtooth Rock | SE 146° | 1,247.8 m | 11.8 mi |
| Walker Point | NE 51° | 1,148 m | 13.5 mi |
| Bear Mountain | SSW 205° | 1,116 m | 7.1 mi |
| Timber Butte | E 93° | 1,113.13 m | 12.9 mi |
| Cloverpatch Butte | ESE 116° | 1,111 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:46 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:14 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 15:50 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 44 | 47 | 51 | 56 | 61 | 67 | 67 | 63 | 55 | 47 | 42 |
| Precip in | 6.1 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 6.4 | 7.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lookout PT DAM, 4 mi away.
- Oregon oak43 obs
- Mule Deer27 obs
- Oregon grape23 obs
- Rough-skinned Newt20 obs
- Rose campion19 obs
- Pacific Bleeding Heart17 obs
- Western Pearlshell17 obs
- bigleaf maple16 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/683019978
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