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Grass Mountain

Grass Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Grass Mountain rises to 1,086 m in Oregon. Marys Peak stands 1,249 m to the northeast, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Creel Hill, a peak 3.5 miles away. Pacific Coast passes 19 miles off.

The story

Grass Mountain is a 3,607-foot (1,099 m) tall mountain in the Central Oregon Coast Range in the U.S. state of Oregon. Located in Benton County, it is the second highest peak in the Central Coast Range. The Oregon Department of Forestry built 40-foot (12 m) lookout tower on the summit in 1935. It was decommissioned and dismantled in 1968.

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Wikidata Q5597444, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1086 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.42387, -123.67370

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Creel Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Lone Spring Mountain: 3.9 mi
  • Little Digger Mountain: 4.1 mi
  • Doe Mountain: 4.1 mi
  • Digger Mountain: 4.8 mi
Parks
  • Mill Creek County Park: 3.6 mi
  • Campbell County Park: 4.1 mi
  • Salmonberry County Park & Campground: 5.6 mi
  • Mike Bauer Wayside: 8.2 mi
  • Mc Bee Park: 10.7 mi
Nature reserves: 28
Artworks: 17
Gardens: 15
  • Pioneer Park Rock Garden: 17.1 mi
  • Seashore Joy Garden: 19.2 mi
  • Monroe's Sharing Garden: 20.0 mi
  • Dunawi Creek Community Garden: 20.4 mi
  • Westside Community Garden: 20.7 mi
Museums: 9
  • Benton County Historical Museum: 17.0 mi
  • Yaquina Pacific Railroad Museum: 18.8 mi
  • Toledo Centennial History Center: 18.9 mi
  • South Benton Community Museum: 20.0 mi
  • Taylor's Vintage Car Collection: 21.8 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Big Stump: 20.5 mi
  • The Aviary: 22.7 mi
  • Baystreet Pier: 23.5 mi
  • Ripley's Believe It or Not!: 23.5 mi
  • Abbey Street Pier: 23.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Green Peak Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Alsea Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Waters of Mormon: 14.5 mi
Springs: 3
  • Solstice Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Hull Spring: 15.8 mi
  • Sulfer Springs: 23.3 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Holly Beach: 20.4 mi
  • South Beach: 22.0 mi
  • Neptune Beach: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Maple Grove Shelter: 21.6 mi
  • Neptune Wayside: 24.1 mi
  • Strawberry Hill Wayside: 24.6 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Yellow Submarine: 22.9 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 24.2 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Grass Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Marys PeakNE 47°1,248.8 m8.2 mi
Prairie PeakSSE 162°1,040 m10.6 mi
Old Blue MountainENE 66°1,003 m6.0 mi
Prairie MountainSE 144°1,002 m11.3 mi
Alsea MountainENE 62°928 m8.3 mi
Table MountainWNW 294°857.707 m8.8 mi
Green PeakESE 111°821 m11.0 mi
Flat MountainE 91°812 m9.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:4919:27
June solstice05:3120:1921:03
September equinox07:0318:3619:14
December solstice07:4915:5116:39

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414245485458626358514440
Precip in14.610.810.87.74.12.60.50.82.77.313.716.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alsea FH (fall Creek), 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357309801

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