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Government Hill

Government Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Government Hill rises to 1,409 m in Oregon. Aspen Butte stands 2,503 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Krause Park, a park 3.1 miles away. Volcanic Legacy passes 1.2 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Oregon, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49032503, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,409 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.27403, -121.85806

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 46
Attractions: 9
  • Spence Mountain Recreation Area: 9.3 mi
  • Caboose SP 4755: 19.3 mi
  • Rio Grande Caboose: 19.5 mi
  • CREW CAR UP #906l0l: 19.7 mi
  • SLEEPER CAR NCL#2089 -- Lettered CN: 19.7 mi
Historic sites: 7
Cliffs: 7
Museums: 5
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Castle Quad: 4.0 mi
  • Rainbow Bay Day Use Area: 19.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Klamath Welcome Center: 10.4 mi
Springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Government Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Aspen ButteWNW2,503 m12.1 mi
Mount HarrimanWNW2,401 m13.8 mi
Mount CarmineWNW2,396 m12.2 mi
Crater MountainWNW2,363 m15.3 mi
Greylock MountainWNW2,348 m15.5 mi
Whiteface PeakWNW2,338 m14.7 mi
Swan Lake PointNE2,216 m13.4 mi
Little Aspen ButteW2,192 m10.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:20
June solstice05:3220:0620:48
September equinox06:5618:2919:06
December solstice07:3415:5316:39

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323539445259676658473730
Precip in1.51.11.01.11.00.70.20.30.30.71.41.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Klamath Falls Intl AP, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1121272 — Government Hill, Klamath County, Oregon.

OpenStreetMap element node/357281188

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