Blue Hole Recreation Site
Blue Hole Recreation Site is a picnic site in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 241 m. Lookout Mountain stands 1,991 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Blue Hole Recreation Site, a picnic site 0.3 miles away. Journey Through Time passes 16 miles off. 95 named places lie within 25 miles, 42 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Bureau of Land Management
How to reach it
- 16.2 mi off the Journey Through Time
- 25.7 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 29.4 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sahalie Falls Viewpoint · 28 mi
95 named places within 25 miles
- Devils Halfacre: 2.2 mi
- Tygh Ridge: 6.0 mi
- Sugarloaf: 7.7 mi
- Postage Stamp Butte: 8.6 mi
- Stag Point: 11.2 mi
- Bennett Spring: 17.1 mi
- Stockton Spring: 17.2 mi
- Junction Spring: 18.4 mi
- Larson Spring: 19.4 mi
- Sunrise Springs: 20.2 mi
- Lower Blue Hole Recreation Site: 0.3 mi
- Oak Springs Recreation Site: 0.4 mi
- Surf City Recreation Site: 0.6 mi
- Gray Eagle Recreation Site: 1.4 mi
- Sandy Beach Recreation Site: 2.2 mi
- Lower White River Falls: 2.2 mi
- Celestial Falls: 2.3 mi
- White River Falls: 2.4 mi
- Sherar's Falls: 3.5 mi
- Maupin City Park: 2.7 mi
- Gravel Pile Park: 9.1 mi
- Grass Valley City Park: 17.5 mi
- Moro City Park: 25.0 mi
- Wamic Historical Museum: 9.6 mi
- Dufur Historical Society: 16.7 mi
- Sherman County Historical Museum: 25.0 mi
- White River Falls State Park: 2.3 mi
- Lawrence Memorial Grassland Preserve: 22.7 mi
- Depot House Historic Site: 3.1 mi
- Free Bridge Historical Site: 24.6 mi
- Dobry Point: 21.6 mi
- Bulo Point climbing wall: 22.4 mi
- Shaniko Historic Historic Stage Coach Stop: 21.3 mi
- Cow Canyon Rest Area: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blue Hole Recreation Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lookout Mountain | WNW 292° | 1,991 m | 23.7 mi |
| Badger Butte | WNW 284° | 1,821 m | 24.0 mi |
| Gunsight Butte | WNW 287° | 1,799 m | 24.8 mi |
| Palisade Point | WNW 292° | 1,788 m | 22.3 mi |
| Flag Point | WNW 291° | 1,722 m | 20.5 mi |
| Grasshopper Point | W 277° | 1,641 m | 22.7 mi |
| Cold Point | WNW 294° | 1,637 m | 21.3 mi |
| Eightmile Point | WNW 298° | 1,600 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:38 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 20:11 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:25 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 15:36 | 16:25 |
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, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5406409444
Day trips start here
- Dufur · 17 mi
- Mount Hood and Columbia Gorge · 26 mi
- The Dalles · 27 mi
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