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Sandy Beach Recreation Site

Sandy Beach Recreation Site from directly overhead

Sandy Beach Recreation Site is a picnic site in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 231 m. Lookout Mountain stands 1,991 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Sherar's Falls, a waterfall 1.3 miles away. Journey Through Time passes 14 miles off. 98 named places lie within 25 miles, 44 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Bureau of Land Management

How to reach it

Coordinates45.23973, -121.04852

Overlooks nearby

98 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 44
  • Devils Halfacre: 2.7 mi
  • Tygh Ridge: 4.5 mi
  • Sugarloaf: 8.3 mi
  • Postage Stamp Butte: 8.8 mi
  • Stag Point: 13.2 mi
Springs: 17
  • Bennett Spring: 17.9 mi
  • Stockton Spring: 18.2 mi
  • Junction Spring: 19.0 mi
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 20.7 mi
  • Deer Spring: 20.8 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Parks: 5
  • Maupin City Park: 4.7 mi
  • Gravel Pile Park: 10.7 mi
  • Grass Valley City Park: 15.4 mi
  • Moro City Park: 22.8 mi
  • Dry Hollow Sports Field: 24.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Museums: 3
  • Wamic Historical Museum: 10.7 mi
  • Dufur Historical Society: 15.2 mi
  • Sherman County Historical Museum: 22.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Bulo Point climbing wall: 22.6 mi
  • Dobry Point: 22.9 mi
  • Gordon Cliffs: 24.9 mi
Historic sites: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Shaniko Historic Historic Stage Coach Stop: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lookout MountainWNW 287°1,991 m24.2 mi
Badger ButteW 279°1,821 m24.8 mi
Palisade PointWNW 286°1,788 m22.9 mi
Flag PointWNW 285°1,722 m21.0 mi
Grasshopper PointW 272°1,641 m23.7 mi
Cold PointWNW 288°1,637 m21.8 mi
Eightmile PointWNW 293°1,600 m22.8 mi
Perry PointWNW 298°1,503 m24.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3819:17
June solstice05:1720:1120:56
September equinox06:5218:2519:03
December solstice07:4115:3616:25

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343844495762706962513933
Precip in1.91.51.21.11.10.60.30.20.41.21.72.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dufur, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5406409440

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