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Columbia Heights

Columbia Heights, seen from above at true elevation

Columbia Heights rises to 402 m in Oregon. Table Rock stands 1,904 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Yantis Park, a park 0.2 miles away. JCT SR 124 VIC TRI CITIES TO 24 MILES WEST OF SR 129 VIC CLARKSTON passes 9.1 miles off. 130 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.

The story

Columbia Heights is a mountain in Umatilla County in the U.S. state of Oregon, near the city of Milton-Freewater. The summit is at an elevation of 1,322 feet (403 m).

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q5149708, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
402 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.92902, -118.39691

130 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 44
  • Yantis Park: 0.2 mi
  • Freewater Park: 0.8 mi
  • Morello Park: 0.9 mi
  • Community Park: 0.9 mi
  • Orchard Park: 0.9 mi
Peaks: 32
Springs: 22
  • Russell Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Cub Spring: 15.3 mi
  • Sheep Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Deadman Spring: 18.6 mi
  • Gabriel Spring: 18.8 mi
Historic sites: 13
Gardens: 4
Museums: 3
Artworks: 3
  • Jesus Among Us: 8.1 mi
  • Metal Sculpture: 9.3 mi
  • Styx sculpture by Deborah Butterfield: 10.4 mi
Attractions: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Deadman Pass Rest Area I-84 Westbound: 23.3 mi
  • Deadman Pass Rest Area I-84 Eastbound: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Table Rock: 24.3 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Table RockENE 73°1,904 m24.3 mi
Milk ShakesE 79°1,847.7 m22.9 mi
Deadman PeakENE 66°1,765 m24.0 mi
Yellow Jacket PointE 95°1,751 m19.0 mi
Spout SpringsSE 126°1,677 m21.4 mi
Black MountainSSE 162°1,660 m24.4 mi
McIntyreESE 122°1,616 m16.0 mi
Bald MountainESE 122°1,599 m19.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2719:06
June solstice05:0420:0220:48
September equinox06:4118:1418:53
December solstice07:3315:2216:12

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374148546268777667554437
Precip in1.71.51.71.61.81.30.30.40.61.21.92.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Milton Freewater, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1638192 — Columbia Heights, Umatilla County, Oregon.

OpenStreetMap element node/357347231

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