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The Dome

The Dome, seen from above at true elevation

The Dome rises to 2,182 m in Oregon. Gearhart Mountain stands 2,551 m to the west-northwest, 2.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Haystack Rock, a peak 1.4 miles away. Oregon Outback passes 18 miles off. 118 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
2,182 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.47760, -120.83781

118 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 57
Springs: 47
Parks: 6
Cliffs: 6
Historic sites: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Dome. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gearhart MountainWNW2,551 m2.4 mi
Peak 8272NW2,521 m2.4 mi
Dead Horse Rim 8064NNE2,458 m5.7 mi
Cougar PeakSE2,414 m15.8 mi
Grizzly PeakSSE2,368 m18.5 mi
Slide MountainNNE2,366 m15.2 mi
hill 7577NNE2,309 m6.8 mi
Bald Butte 7536NNE2,297 m9.8 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 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333640455359676659483730

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paisley, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1127963 — The Dome, Lake County, Oregon.

OpenStreetMap element node/357289602

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