Grass Mountain
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
- 1,086 m
How to reach it
- 19.4 mi off the Pacific Coast, National
Overlooks nearby
- Cape Perpetua Overlook Day Use · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Clemens County Park: 5.4 mi
- Missouri Bend Recreation Site: 5.9 mi
- Crestmont Land Trust: 18.0 mi
- Fitton Green Natural Area: 18.2 mi
- Bald Hill Farm: 19.3 mi
- Football Statue: 21.6 mi
- Open Art Wall: 22.2 mi
- Squirrel: 22.3 mi
- Dancer: 22.3 mi
- Clever Disguise: 22.3 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Green Peak Falls: 10.7 mi
- Alsea Falls: 11.2 mi
- Waters of Mormon: 14.5 mi
- Solstice Spring: 12.5 mi
- Hull Spring: 15.8 mi
- Sulfer Springs: 23.3 mi
- Holly Beach: 20.4 mi
- South Beach: 22.0 mi
- Neptune Beach: 24.0 mi
- Maple Grove Shelter: 21.6 mi
- Neptune Wayside: 24.1 mi
- Strawberry Hill Wayside: 24.6 mi
- Yellow Submarine: 22.9 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 24.2 mi
- Yaquina Bay Light: 23.6 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marys Peak | NE 47° | 1,249 m | 8.2 mi |
| Prairie Peak | SSE 162° | 1,040 m | 10.6 mi |
| Old Blue Mountain | ENE 66° | 1,003 m | 6.0 mi |
| Prairie Mountain | SE 144° | 1,002 m | 11.3 mi |
| Alsea Mountain | ENE 62° | 928 m | 8.3 mi |
| Table Mountain | WNW 294° | 858 m | 8.8 mi |
| Green Peak | ESE 111° | 821 m | 11.0 mi |
| Flat Mountain | E 91° | 812 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:49 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 20:19 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:51 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 42 | 45 | 48 | 54 | 58 | 62 | 63 | 58 | 51 | 44 | 40 |
| Precip in | 14.6 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 7.7 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 7.3 | 13.7 | 16.4 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357309801
Day trips start here
- Corvallis · 22 mi
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