Rock Creek Recreation Site
Rock Creek Recreation Site is a picnic site in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 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.
What to expect
- Operated by
- BLM
How to reach it
- 9.5 mi off the JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD
- 13.9 mi off the Journey Through Time
- 21.6 mi off the OREGON BORDER TO JCT SR 82 VIC UNION GAP
- 20.3 mi off the Blue Mountain
Overlooks nearby
- viewpoint of John day dam · 19 mi
- Lewis & Clark Overlook · 23 mi
- Windy Flats Viewpoint · 24 mi
80 named places within 25 miles
- Turner Butte: 3.9 mi
- Butcher Butte: 4.0 mi
- Diamond Butte: 4.4 mi
- Beavertrail Butte: 8.1 mi
- Devil's Backbone: 10.1 mi
- Pasture Point Treaty Fishing Access Site: 10.7 mi
- Sundale Park: 11.2 mi
- Albert Philippi Park: 13.4 mi
- Alkali Park: 14.1 mi
- De Moss County Park: 14.1 mi
- Kenny Spring: 8.0 mi
- Jackass Spring: 18.9 mi
- Henderson Spring: 23.6 mi
- Deer Spring: 23.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Spring: 23.8 mi
- Blalock: 8.8 mi
- Early: 11.8 mi
- Ajax: 13.9 mi
- Gordon: 16.5 mi
- Thornberry: 18.0 mi
- Old Oregon Trail Monument: 1.5 mi
- Weatherford Historical Monument: 12.0 mi
- Klickitat County World War I Memorial: 21.4 mi
- Sam Hill Monument: 21.4 mi
- Klickitat County Veterans Memorial: 21.4 mi
- Maryhill Overlook: 23.5 mi
- Missive: 23.5 mi
- Rebohoth: 23.5 mi
- Brushing: 23.6 mi
- Tumwater Falls: 7.8 mi
- Tumwater Falls: 7.8 mi
- Sherman County Historical Museum: 17.0 mi
- Maryhill Museum of Art: 23.6 mi
- Gordon Cliffs: 23.9 mi
- The Slide: 24.4 mi
- Rock Creek Longhouse: 12.0 mi
- William & Catherine Dickson Sculpture Park: 23.6 mi
- Willow Creek Wildlife Area: 23.8 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zero Butte | SSE 167° | 1,020 m | 24.3 mi |
| Igo Butte | S 171° | 895 m | 20.5 mi |
| Nelson Butte | S 185° | 871 m | 23.1 mi |
| Bulls Eye Butte | SSE 149° | 858 m | 23.0 mi |
| Hay Creek Butte | SSE 149° | 844 m | 17.8 mi |
| Devils Butte | S 178° | 834 m | 13.0 mi |
| Wester Butte | SE 145° | 815 m | 16.7 mi |
| Tumwater Butte | NNW 345° | 815 m | 24.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:35 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 20:09 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:22 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 15:32 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 39 | 46 | 53 | 62 | 68 | 76 | 76 | 67 | 54 | 42 | 36 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arlington, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8577259828
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