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Rock Creek Recreation Site

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Elevation, modelled
125 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Zero Butte1,020 m · 24.3 mi
Nearest byway
JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD9.5 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:55local time
Coordinates
45.5686, -120.4022
Rock Creek Recreation Site from directly overhead

Rock Creek Recreation Site is a picnic site in Oregon, at a modelled 125 m. Zero Butte stands 1,020 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Oregon Trail Monument, a historic site 1.5 miles away. JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD passes 9.5 miles off. 80 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.

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Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Zero ButteSSE 167°1,020 m24.3 mi
Igo ButteS 171°895 m20.5 mi
Nelson ButteS 185°871 m23.1 mi
Bulls Eye ButteSSE 149°858 m23.0 mi
Hay Creek ButteSSE 149°844 m17.8 mi
Devils ButteS 178°834 m13.0 mi
Wester ButteSE 145°815 m16.7 mi
Tumwater ButteNNW 345°815 m24.6 mi

80 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 26
Springs: 8
Ghost towns: 8
Artworks: 4
Waterfalls: 2
Cliffs: 2
Attractions: 1
Nature reserves: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3519:14
June solstice05:1320:0920:55
September equinox06:4918:2219:01
December solstice07:4015:3216:21

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353946536268767667544236
Precip in1.51.00.80.60.70.50.10.10.30.81.11.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arlington, 14 mi away.

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