Laurel Mountain
Laurel Mountain rises to 1,094 m in Oregon. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 1,052 m to the west-southwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Rickreall Ridge Area of Critical Environmental Concern, a nature reserve 1.6 miles away. Pacific Coast passes 20 miles off.
The story
Laurel Mountain is the fourth highest peak in Oregon's Central Coast Range with an elevation of 3,592 feet (1,095 m). The peak is located in Polk County west of the city of Dallas. In 1997 it was labeled the wettest place in Oregon, and in 1996 it set an all-time calendar year rainfall record for the contiguous United States with 204.04 inches (5,182.6 mm).
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Wikidata Q8536937, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,094 m
How to reach it
- 20.0 mi off the Pacific Coast, National
- 28.2 mi off the Silver Falls
Overlooks nearby
- Winema Beach Viewpoint · 25 mi
- Floral Avenue Scenic View Area · 25 mi
- Harney Street Scenic View Area · 25 mi
- North Vista Avenue Scenic View Area · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gerlinger County Park: 6.2 mi
- George Kitchen Upper Park: 7.5 mi
- Michael Harding Park: 7.6 mi
- Bridge Park: 7.9 mi
- Fran Wilson Riverside Park: 7.9 mi
- Riley Peak: 2.9 mi
- Condenser Peak: 3.5 mi
- Dorn Peak: 4.1 mi
- Mount Brown: 4.9 mi
- Fanno Peak: 5.1 mi
- Rickreall Ridge Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 1.6 mi
- Valley of the Giants: 6.9 mi
- Ritner Creek Park: 13.2 mi
- Sarah Helmick State Recreation Site: 19.2 mi
- Beazell Memorial Forest: 20.2 mi
- Valsetz: 7.1 mi
- Ellendale: 10.7 mi
- Lewisville: 15.0 mi
- Ballston: 15.8 mi
- Bethel: 20.7 mi
- Valsetz: 7.1 mi
- Fort Yamhill: 10.1 mi
- Nuu-k’wii’-daa’-naa~-ye’ Sitka Spruce: 21.1 mi
- The Morgan Family STage: 21.2 mi
- Sparky the Wish Guardian: 21.2 mi
- Smiley Face Hill: 8.6 mi
- Dallas Oregon's Historic Train: 12.5 mi
- Sparky the Wish Guardian: 21.2 mi
- Mermaid: 21.6 mi
- Freenotes Harmony Park: 21.8 mi
- Chachalu Museum & Cultural Center: 9.7 mi
- Willamina Historical Museum: 11.6 mi
- Polk County: 16.9 mi
- Independence Heritage Museum: 19.6 mi
- North Lincoln County Historical Museum: 21.7 mi
- Drift Creek Falls Bridge: 13.6 mi
- Lincoln City Cultural Center: 21.8 mi
- Nelscott Reef: 22.7 mi
- Little Nestucca County Boat Launch: 24.1 mi
- Blue Car Wreck: 24.2 mi
- Dallas Japanese Garden: 12.2 mi
- Inspriation Garden: 19.3 mi
- Connie Hansen Garden Conservancy: 21.7 mi
- Oceanlake Community Garden: 21.7 mi
- Ellen Lane Community Garden: 24.1 mi
- Drift Creek Falls: 13.6 mi
- Pheasant Creek Falls: 19.8 mi
- Niagara Falls: 19.8 mi
- Sand Point Beach: 20.7 mi
- Neskowin Beach: 23.6 mi
- Kiwanda Beach: 24.6 mi
- La Toutena Mary Spring: 21.2 mi
- Sulfer Springs: 23.2 mi
- Solstice Spring: 24.5 mi
- H. B. Van Duzer Forest Wayside: 14.0 mi
- Cascade Head Interpretive Wayside: 20.7 mi
- Alpha Slide: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Laurel Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | WSW 251° | 1,052 m | 5.2 mi |
| Saddle Bag Mountain | WNW 295° | 1,032 m | 11.1 mi |
| Fanno Peak | SW 223° | 1,016 m | 5.1 mi |
| Riley Peak | SW 215° | 1,004 m | 2.9 mi |
| Bald Mountain | S 170° | 980 m | 8.8 mi |
| Condenser Peak | NNW 327° | 932 m | 3.5 mi |
| Big Tip | SW 235° | 863 m | 9.7 mi |
| Dorn Peak | NNE 14° | 860 m | 4.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:48 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 20:20 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:48 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 37 | 37 | 40 | 48 | 52 | 60 | 62 | 57 | 48 | 40 | 36 |
| Precip in | 21.9 | 15.3 | 16.7 | 10.2 | 5.3 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 10.8 | 19.8 | 23.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laurel MTN, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357283498
Day trips start here
- Monmouth · 18 mi
- McMinnville · 27 mi
- Corvallis · 28 mi
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