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Palisade Rocks

Palisade Rocks, seen from above at true elevation

Palisade Rocks rises to 1,991 m in Oregon. Gearhart Mountain stands 2,551 m to the west-northwest, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Lookout Rock, a peak 0.7 miles away. Oregon Outback passes 19 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1991 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.46598, -120.81387

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 50
Parks: 6
Cliffs: 6
Historic sites: 2

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gearhart MountainWNW 303°2,551 m3.8 mi
8295NW 320°2,528 m3.8 mi
Peak 8272NW 307°2,521 m3.9 mi
8134NNE 13°2,476 m5.7 mi
Dead Horse Rim 8064NNE 15°2,458 m6.0 mi
Cougar PeakSE 140°2,413.711 m14.4 mi
Grizzly PeakSSE 149°2,367.686 m17.2 mi
Slide MountainNNE 17°2,366 m15.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:16
June solstice05:2720:0220:45
September equinox06:5118:2519:02
December solstice07:3015:4816:34

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323539435259686558473731
Precip in1.11.41.31.61.51.10.90.30.51.21.72.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BLY 4 SE, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357305841

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