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Beavertail Recreation Site

Beavertail Recreation Site from directly overhead

Beavertail Recreation Site is a picnic site in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 169 m. Gordon Butte stands 1,463 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Oakbrook Recreation Site, a picnic site 1.7 miles away. Journey Through Time passes 7.9 miles off. 130 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.

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What to expect

Operated by: Bureau of Land Management

Getting there

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Coordinates45.33614, -120.94725

7.9 mi off the Journey Through Time
22.4 mi off the JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD
23.9 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
24.1 mi off the OREGON BORDER TO JCT SR 82 VIC UNION GAP

Overlooks nearby

Around it

130 named places within 25 miles

Peaks29

Tygh Ridge: 7.3 mi
Devils Halfacre: 10.3 mi
Sugarloaf: 13.4 mi
Postage Stamp Butte: 13.7 mi
Gordon Ridge: 14.8 mi

Parks26

Grass Valley City Park: 8.2 mi
Maupin City Park: 12.8 mi
Moro City Park: 14.6 mi
De Moss County Park: 17.7 mi
Gravel Pile Park: 17.7 mi

Springs18

Rattlesnake Spring: 12.9 mi
Deer Spring: 13.0 mi
Mud Springs: 13.2 mi
Jackass Spring: 14.9 mi
Ferry Springs: 19.1 mi

Picnic sites12

Museums9

Dufur Historical Society: 12.0 mi
Sherman County Historical Museum: 14.6 mi
Wamic Historical Museum: 17.3 mi
Rorick House Museum: 21.6 mi
National Neon Sign Museum: 21.6 mi

Ghost towns8

Fargher: 6.2 mi
Rosebush: 11.3 mi
Boyd: 12.4 mi
Gordon: 15.5 mi
Friend: 15.5 mi

Cliffs7

Gordon Cliffs: 17.3 mi
Celilo Falls: 21.7 mi
Apocalypse Needles: 22.0 mi
Chenoweth Rim: 24.0 mi
Eagle Caves: 24.3 mi

Waterfalls6

Sherar's Falls: 7.1 mi
Lower White River Falls: 9.7 mi
Celestial Falls: 9.7 mi
White River Falls: 9.7 mi
Cushing Falls: 20.8 mi

Historic sites5

Depot House Historic Site: 13.4 mi
Free Bridge Historical Site: 14.7 mi
Pulpit Rock: 21.4 mi
End of the Oregon Trail Landmark: 21.6 mi
Wishram Indian Village: 22.6 mi

Artworks4

Brushing: 23.9 mi
Rebohoth: 23.9 mi
Missive: 24.0 mi
Maryhill Overlook: 24.0 mi

Nature reserves3

White River Falls State Park: 9.7 mi
Mill Creek Ridge Preserve: 22.9 mi
Four Sisters Natural Area: 25.0 mi

Gardens2

Vogt Fountain: 21.3 mi
William & Catherine Dickson Sculpture Park: 24.0 mi

Attractions1

Shaniko Historic Historic Stage Coach Stop: 24.8 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Gordon Butte	W 263°	1,463 m	24.3 mi
Jordan Butte	W 270°	1,453 m	22.4 mi
Felt Tip	W 267°	1,410.6 m	23.0 mi
Frailey Point	W 273°	1,340 m	23.3 mi
Hootnanny Point	W 267°	1,229 m	21.0 mi
Pen Point	W 268°	1,199 m	21.4 mi
Ball Point	W 265°	1,192 m	21.5 mi
Joes Point	WNW 286°	1,136 m	23.8 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:08	18:37	19:16
June solstice	05:16	20:11	20:56
September equinox	06:52	18:24	19:03
December solstice	07:41	15:35	16:24

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	34	38	44	49	57	62	70	69	62	51	39	33
Precip in	1.9	1.5	1.2	1.1	1.1	0.6	0.3	0.2	0.4	1.2	1.7	2.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dufur, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5406408141

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