Neahkahnie Mountain
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Neahkahnie Mountain rises to 519 m in Oregon. Rogers Peak stands 1,116 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Short Sand Beach, a beach 1.2 miles away. Pacific Coast passes 0.4 miles off. 172 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
The story
Neahkahnie Mountain is a mountain, or headland, on the Oregon Coast, north of Manzanita in Oswald West State Park overlooking U.S. Route 101, that has a pass elevation of approximately 620 feet (190 m), which is the third highest point of the highway in Oregon. The peak is part of the Northern Oregon Coast Range, which is part of the Oregon Coast Range. It is best known for stories of Spanish treasure said to be buried either at the foot of the mountain, or on its slopes. In earlier times, Native Americans would set fires to clear the mountain slopes so deer and elk would have tender vegetation to eat in the spring. Pioneers afterwards did the same so their cattle and sheep would have grass to graze on. Since at least 1990, however, this practice was discontinued and the slopes are heavily forested in many places. The name comes from the Tillamook language, although according to Lewis A. McArthur, an Oregonian geographic historian, the meaning of the word is controversial. Neah-Kah-Nie (other spellings, although obsolescent include "Ne-a-karney" and Ne-kah-ni) is translated as "the place of the god", whose name has been transcribed as Acarna.
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Wikidata Q6984018, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 519 m
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Pacific Coast, National
Overlooks nearby
172 named places within 25 miles
- Manzanita City Park: 2.4 mi
- Elk Meadows Park: 3.1 mi
- nehalem pickleball courts: 3.4 mi
- nehalem playground: 3.4 mi
- Nehalem City Park: 3.4 mi
- Rock Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Round Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Angora Pinnacle: 3.2 mi
- Angora Peak: 3.2 mi
- Little Angora: 3.4 mi
- Nehalem Valley Historical Society: 2.1 mi
- International Police Museum: 9.2 mi
- Cannon Beach History Center And Museum: 9.8 mi
- Garibaldi Museum: 13.1 mi
- Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad: 13.2 mi
- Twins Ranch Railriders - Wheeler South: 5.1 mi
- Largest cedar tree in Oregon: 10.0 mi
- Three Graces: 12.7 mi
- Twins Ranch Railriders - Bay City: 15.7 mi
- High Life Aerial Challenge Course: 15.8 mi
- Blumenthal Falls: 1.5 mi
- Hug Point Falls: 5.8 mi
- Nehalem Falls: 8.8 mi
- Kilchis Falls: 17.5 mi
- Bridge Creek Falls: 21.9 mi
- Headwaters (LNCT): 1.6 mi
- Nehalem Bay State Park: 3.4 mi
- Haystack Rock Marine Garden: 9.5 mi
- God's Valley Wildlife Area: 10.4 mi
- Chapman Point Marine Garden: 11.2 mi
- Armstead Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Historic marker: 5.1 mi
- Hammond Lumber Company Smokestack: 13.1 mi
- Sailor's Grave: 15.9 mi
- End of the Trail: 17.0 mi
- Arcadia Beach: 6.9 mi
- Klootchy Creek County Park: 12.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
- Jones Creek Day Use Area: 22.0 mi
- Replica Cannon: 9.8 mi
- Contact (No. 1 bench): 9.9 mi
- Tufted Puffins: 9.9 mi
- Taffy the Puffin: 9.9 mi
- Endangered Species: 10.6 mi
- Short Sand Beach: 1.2 mi
- Crescent Beach: 11.6 mi
- Seaside Beach: 17.2 mi
- The Rock: 6.6 mi
- Tilden Bluffs: 12.3 mi
- Landslide: 21.9 mi
- Hoffman Wonder Garden: 2.1 mi
- Sunset Rest Area: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Neahkahnie Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rogers Peak | ESE 106° | 1,116 m | 20.3 mi |
| Saddle Mountain | NE 40° | 1,001 m | 20.0 mi |
| Triangulation Point | ESE 118° | 986 m | 16.9 mi |
| Kings Mountain | ESE 113° | 977 m | 23.0 mi |
| Pinochle Peak | E 100° | 944 m | 16.8 mi |
| Buck Mountain | E 98° | 944 m | 16.8 mi |
| West Onion Peak | NNE 26° | 937.5 m | 4.8 mi |
| Onion Peak | NE 34° | 931.7 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:49 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:24 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 15:45 | 16:35 |
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 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 49 | 53 | 56 | 59 | 60 | 58 | 54 | 48 | 45 |
| Precip in | 11.0 | 8.1 | 9.4 | 6.6 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 6.6 | 12.0 | 11.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seaside, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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