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Yellowbottom Day Use Site

Yellowbottom Day Use Site from directly overhead

Yellowbottom Day Use Site is a picnic site in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 427 m. South Pyramid stands 1,734 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Harry Mountain, a peak 3.7 miles away. Over the Rivers and Through the Woods passes 13 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Bureau of Land Management
Access
Yes
Fee
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.58891, -122.37374

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Harry Mountain: 3.7 mi
  • White Bull Mountain: 3.8 mi
  • Red Heifer Mountain: 3.8 mi
  • Carolyn's Butte: 4.4 mi
  • Crabtree Mountain: 4.4 mi
Parks: 38
  • Santiam Horse Camp: 9.9 mi
  • Thistle Creek County Park: 10.9 mi
  • Ed Rogers Wayside: 11.7 mi
  • Kimmel Park: 12.2 mi
  • Wayside Park: 12.6 mi
Waterfalls: 28
  • Upper Soda Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Tumble Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Lower Soda Falls: 13.5 mi
  • House Rock Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Marten Buttes Falls: 15.6 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Natural Rock Arch: 13.3 mi
  • Phantom Natural Bridge: 15.1 mi
  • Three Pools: 17.5 mi
  • Jawbone Flats: 19.5 mi
  • Breitenbush Hot Springs Parking: 23.3 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Picnic sites: 4
  • Dogwood Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
  • Detroit Flats Day Use Area: 14.7 mi
  • Upper Arm Day Use Area: 15.8 mi
  • Clear Lake Day Use Area: 23.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
Museums: 2
  • East Linn Museum: 22.2 mi
  • Scio Historical Society Depot Museum: 24.6 mi
Springs: 2
  • Ann Arbor Hot Springs​: 23.5 mi
  • Great Springs: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • The Maples Rest Area: 11.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Scio Vetrans Memorial: 24.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Yellowbottom Day Use Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South PyramidESE 114°1,734.3 m15.9 mi
Middle PyramidESE 111°1,721 m15.8 mi
Coffin MountainE 82°1,698 m16.3 mi
North PyramidESE 109°1,672.1 m15.7 mi
Buck MountainE 86°1,600 m16.3 mi
Marten ButtesNNE 33°1,539 m16.3 mi
Rocky TopNNE 16°1,528 m14.4 mi
Marten ButtesNNE 33°1,527 m16.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4419:22
June solstice05:2520:1420:59
September equinox06:5718:3019:09
December solstice07:4415:4516:33

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404245495661686963544540
Precip in13.110.010.78.66.03.80.70.92.88.013.515.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Detroit DAM, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10210600305

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