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Tumala Mountain

Tumala Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Tumala Mountain rises to 1,432 m in Oregon. East Mountain stands 1,605 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Githens Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away. West Cascades passes 6.0 miles off.

About

The story

Tumala Mountain is part of the Clackamas Foothills near Mount Hood in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is located in Mount Hood National Forest, near the city of Estacada. The summit has an elevation of 4,773 feet (1,455 m). In 2007, the Board on Geographic Names renamed the mountain, which was previously called Squaw Mountain, due to the word "squaw" being offensive. The word Tumala means "tomorrow" or "afterlife" in Chinook Wawa.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q20712572, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1432 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates45.23098, -122.04054

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Githens Mountain: 1.9 mi
  • Sheepshead Rock: 2.0 mi
  • Old Baldy: 3.6 mi
  • Salmon Mountain: 4.1 mi
  • Wildcat Mountain: 4.3 mi
Waterfalls
  • Lower Clackamas Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Memaloose Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Clackamas Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Yocum Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Little Zigzag Falls: 13.4 mi
Parks: 37
  • Hole in the Wall Day Use Area: 6.1 mi
  • Big Eddy Day Use Site: 7.1 mi
  • Carter Bridge Day Use Site: 7.2 mi
  • Moore Creek Boat Access Site: 7.6 mi
  • Hoodland County Park: 9.0 mi
Nature reserves: 26
Cliffs: 15
  • Salmon River Slab: 6.4 mi
  • Big Cliff: 8.9 mi
  • Big Cliff: 9.1 mi
  • Mississippi Head: 17.6 mi
  • Illumination Rock: 18.6 mi
Springs: 13
  • Clackamas Springs: 17.3 mi
  • Clackamas Springs: 17.3 mi
  • spring w/concrete cover: 18.7 mi
  • Salvation Spring: 19.5 mi
  • Bagby Hot Springs: 21.5 mi
Attractions: 9
Historic sites: 9
  • Susannah Lee Barlow & Samuel Kimbrough Barlow: 14.9 mi
  • Upper Sandy Guard Station Cabin: 16.2 mi
  • Original Stash Tribute Plaque: 18.6 mi
  • Gnarl Ridge Shelter Remains: 21.0 mi
  • Boring Vietnam War Memorial: 21.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Two Rivers Picnic Site: 13.8 mi
  • Frog Lake Day Use Area: 16.8 mi
  • Wahkeena Picnic Site: 24.2 mi
  • Ainsworth Day Use Area: 25.0 mi
Museums: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Native plant garden: 23.5 mi
  • Rose Garden Labyrinth: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Molalla StoryWalk MRA Route Start: 24.6 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Tumala Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East MountainSSW 197°1,605 m16.3 mi
Signal ButtesSE 129°1,579.2 m6.8 mi
Frazier MountainSSE 152°1,549.3 m6.8 mi
Tom Dick and Harry MountainENE 71°1,544.1 m12.8 mi
Devil's PeakENE 74°1,537.7 m8.3 mi
Linney ButteESE 110°1,534.973 m7.5 mi
Indian RidgeSSE 147°1,530.1 m4.9 mi
Zigzag MountainNE 51°1,526 m12.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4219:21
June solstice05:2120:1521:00
September equinox06:5618:2919:07
December solstice07:4515:4016:29

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373943485459656661514237
Precip in9.37.18.06.24.43.00.60.72.16.210.011.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Three Lynx, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357316010

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