West Mountain
West Mountain rises to 1,258 m in Oregon. Mount Fanny stands 2,175 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Jones Butte, a peak 1.5 miles away. Hells Canyon passes 3.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Oregon, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49088602, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,258 m
How to reach it
- 3.1 mi off the Hells Canyon, National
- 12.5 mi off the Grande Tour
Overlooks nearby
- Foothill Road Viewpoint · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jones Butte: 1.5 mi
- South Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Powder House Hill: 4.0 mi
- Huckleberry Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Bennets Point: 6.1 mi
- Patúšway Spring: 8.6 mi
- Shamrock Springs: 10.5 mi
- Wild Women Spring: 14.3 mi
- North Flat Spring: 15.5 mi
- acajawea Spring: 15.9 mi
- Tom McDowell Park: 2.9 mi
- City Pocket Park: 3.2 mi
- Wallowa Lake Highway Forest State Park: 14.1 mi
- Pioneer Monument: 15.0 mi
- Wallowa River Rest Area: 16.6 mi
- Rockwall: 3.0 mi
- Boly Bluff: 3.9 mi
- Ednas Point: 12.7 mi
- Dutch Point: 12.8 mi
- Spring Mountain Cliffs: 15.7 mi
- Grande Ronde RIver Dam: 18.0 mi
- Union Pacific La Grande Engine Shops: 18.8 mi
- Old La Grande Highschool marker: 19.4 mi
- Wagon: 24.0 mi
- Oregon Trail Interpretive Park: 21.3 mi
- Springs Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
- Oregon Trail Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
- Union County Fairgrounds: 18.1 mi
- Orodell: 18.4 mi
- La Grande Community Garden: 19.5 mi
- Emigrant Springs State Heritage Area: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of West Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Fanny | SSE 149° | 2,175 m | 22.8 mi |
| Cougar Ridge | ESE 124° | 2,065 m | 22.0 mi |
| Dunns Bluff | SE 143° | 2,055 m | 22.7 mi |
| Point Prominence | SE 139° | 2,050 m | 19.9 mi |
| Pine Butte | SE 142° | 2,010 m | 21.6 mi |
| Bald Knob | ESE 120° | 1,992 m | 21.3 mi |
| Mount Emily | SSW 209° | 1,859 m | 12.0 mi |
| Line Bluff | SE 135° | 1,836 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:25 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 19:59 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:12 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:22 | 16:11 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 35 | 41 | 46 | 54 | 60 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elgin, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1152134 — West Mountain, Union County, Oregon.
OpenStreetMap element node/357317744
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