Mount Emily
Mount Emily rises to 1,859 m in Oregon. Mount Fanny stands 2,175 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Pioneer Monument, a park 4.0 miles away. Grande Tour passes 2.3 miles off.
The story
Mount Emily is a mountain in the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon in the United States. It is located in western Union County on the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. Mount Emily is visible from much of the Grande Ronde Valley. Its southern edge is a landmark in, and symbol of, the city of La Grande. Mt. Emily was named after Emily Leasey, of the Leasey family who were among the first white settlers of the Grande Ronde Valley. The area hosts many opportunities for recreation, including mountain biking.
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Wikidata Q6920636, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,859 m
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the Grande Tour
- 5.7 mi off the Hells Canyon, National
Overlooks nearby
- Foothill Road Viewpoint · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Valley Benchmark: 4.0 mi
- Green Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Fox Hill: 4.7 mi
- Gray Rock: 5.0 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Pioneer Monument: 4.0 mi
- Riverside Park: 6.6 mi
- Benton Park: 6.8 mi
- Garden Club Park: 7.0 mi
- Ganglof Park: 7.1 mi
- North Flat Spring: 7.6 mi
- acajawea Spring: 7.8 mi
- Patúšway Spring: 16.8 mi
- Rock Spring: 18.9 mi
- Moonrise Spring: 19.3 mi
- Devils Slide: 6.9 mi
- Spring Mountain Cliffs: 7.2 mi
- Gasset Bluff: 13.9 mi
- Rockwall: 14.9 mi
- Boly Bluff: 15.0 mi
- Grande Ronde RIver Dam: 6.6 mi
- Union Pacific La Grande Engine Shops: 7.3 mi
- Old La Grande Highschool marker: 8.0 mi
- Wagon: 19.3 mi
- Charles Reynolds Rest Area I-84 Westbound: 14.5 mi
- Charles Reynolds Rest Area I-84 Eastbound: 14.6 mi
- Deadman Pass Rest Area I-84 Eastbound: 22.9 mi
- Deadman Pass Rest Area I-84 Westbound: 23.1 mi
- Oregon Trail Interpretive Park: 11.2 mi
- Springs Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
- Oregon Trail Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Little White Church: 19.3 mi
- Union County Museum: 19.3 mi
- Union County Fairgrounds: 6.4 mi
- Orodell: 6.7 mi
- La Grande Community Garden: 8.2 mi
- Emigrant Springs State Heritage Area: 18.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of Mount Emily. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Fanny | ESE 117° | 2,175 m | 19.7 mi |
| Cougar Ridge | E 94° | 2,065 m | 24.2 mi |
| Dunns Bluff | ESE 111° | 2,055 m | 20.9 mi |
| Point Prominence | ESE 104° | 2,050 m | 19.3 mi |
| Pine Butte | ESE 109° | 2,010 m | 20.1 mi |
| Bald Knob | E 90° | 1,992 m | 24.3 mi |
| Marion Point | SSW 195° | 1,985 m | 24.7 mi |
| Line Bluff | E 97° | 1,836 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:26 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 19:59 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:13 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:23 | 16:13 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 35 | 41 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 70 | 70 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LA Grande, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357312687
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