Sacajawea Peak
Sacajawea Peak rises to 3,000 m in Oregon. Hurwal Divide stands 2,980 m to the northeast, 1.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Sacajawea-Matterhorn Ridge, a peak 0.5 miles away. Hells Canyon passes 8.2 miles off.
The story
Sacajawea Peak is a peak in the Wallowa Mountains, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is in the Eagle Cap Wilderness and the Wallowa–Whitman National Forest.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q7396563, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3000 m
How to reach it
- 8.2 mi off the Hells Canyon, National
- 20.7 mi off the Grande Tour
- 26.5 mi off the Hells Canyon Scenic Byway
- 28.2 mi off the Hells Canyon (Spur), National
Overlooks nearby
- Royal Purple Overlook · 5 mi
- Summit Overlook · 6 mi
- Highlands Overlook · 6 mi
- Valley Overlook · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sacajawea-Matterhorn Ridge: 0.5 mi
- Hurwal Divide Southwest: 1.0 mi
- Matterhorn: 1.2 mi
- Hurwal Divide: 1.7 mi
- Rogue Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Miner Spring: 8.2 mi
- Cold Spring: 9.4 mi
- Huckleberry Spring: 16.0 mi
- Standley Spring: 16.6 mi
- Yew Spring: 17.3 mi
- Garden Walk Bronze Monument: 8.0 mi
- Running Raiders Bronze Monument: 8.0 mi
- Chief Joseph Bronze Monument: 8.1 mi
- Attitude Adjustment Bronze Monument: 8.1 mi
- He Who Thinks He's Invisible Bronze Monument: 8.1 mi
- Ice Falls: 1.8 mi
- Slick Rock Creek Falls: 2.2 mi
- BC Creek Falls: 3.8 mi
- Wallowa Falls: 4.1 mi
- Hunter Falls: 8.2 mi
- Wallowa Lake State Park: 4.8 mi
- Wallowa Lake County Park Public Beach: 7.2 mi
- Chief Joseph Monument: 12.3 mi
- Enterprise City Park: 12.4 mi
- Warde Park: 12.5 mi
- Little Alps Day Use Area: 4.2 mi
- Riverside Day Use Area: 4.8 mi
- Railrider Cycling Joseph Branch: 8.2 mi
- Wallowa County Museum: 7.9 mi
- Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center: 8.1 mi
- Wallowology Natural History Discovery Center: 8.3 mi
- Granite Cliff: 11.5 mi
- Deadman Point: 13.7 mi
- Wades Point: 16.4 mi
- All Around Cowboy: 8.0 mi
- Eagle: 12.5 mi
- Alder: 10.6 mi
- Cornucopia: 17.1 mi
- Pole Bridge Picknick Area: 11.7 mi
- Catherine Creek State Park: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Sacajawea Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurwal Divide | NE 54° | 2,980 m | 1.7 mi |
| Sacajawea-Matterhorn Ridge | S 181° | 2,979 m | 0.5 mi |
| Matterhorn | SSW 193° | 2,975 m | 1.2 mi |
| Aneroid Mountain | ESE 117° | 2,958.7 m | 6.4 mi |
| Twin Peaks | NNW 329° | 2,950 m | 4.8 mi |
| Point Joseph | NNE 28° | 2,933 m | 3.2 mi |
| Petes Point | SE 137° | 2,932 m | 5.2 mi |
| Chief Joseph Mountain | NNE 29° | 2,929 m | 3.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:23 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:02 | 19:56 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:10 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:21 | 16:10 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 36 | 41 | 50 | 56 | 64 | 65 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Joseph, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/7774763538
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