Cow Canyon Rest Area
Cow Canyon Rest Area is a rest area in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 952 m. Awbrey Mountain stands 1,650 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Jersey Sch Spring, a spring 5.4 miles away. Journey Through Time passes 9.9 miles off. 93 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Oregon Travel Information Council
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 9.9 mi off the Journey Through Time
93 named places within 25 miles
- Friends Peak: 5.8 mi
- Cross Hill: 6.4 mi
- The Flatirons: 6.7 mi
- Courthouse Rock: 8.0 mi
- Paulina Butte: 9.6 mi
- Antelope City Park: 10.3 mi
- Bolton Park: 10.5 mi
- Gravel Pile Park: 14.0 mi
- Juniper Hill Park: 19.4 mi
- Cowden Park: 19.8 mi
- Nena Day Use Area: 17.2 mi
- Harpham Flat Recreation Site: 19.0 mi
- Gray Eagle Recreation Site: 21.9 mi
- Blue Hole Recreation Site: 23.0 mi
- Lower Blue Hole Recreation Site: 23.3 mi
- Jersey Sch Spring: 5.4 mi
- Larson Spring: 6.2 mi
- Monner Spring: 17.8 mi
- Schmoker Spring: 18.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Spring: 22.1 mi
- Coleman Point: 8.9 mi
- Trout Creek Northern End: 10.5 mi
- Trout Creek Main Wall: 10.6 mi
- Trout Creek Cool Wall: 10.9 mi
- Ashwood: 14.2 mi
- Axehandle: 17.1 mi
- Horse Heaven: 24.4 mi
- Rajneeshpuram: 14.8 mi
- Depot House Historic Site: 20.3 mi
- Museum at Warm Springs: 17.9 mi
- Ericson Aircraft Collection: 18.7 mi
- Shaniko Historic Historic Stage Coach Stop: 11.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cow Canyon Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awbrey Mountain | SSE 168° | 1,650 m | 24.5 mi |
| Gooseberry Mountain | SE 136° | 1,382 m | 21.8 mi |
| Tompkins Butte | SE 130° | 1,353 m | 19.7 mi |
| Maiers Butte | ESE 124° | 1,314 m | 23.5 mi |
| Hastings Peak | E 90° | 1,308 m | 16.2 mi |
| Maupin Butte | E 93° | 1,302 m | 15.7 mi |
| Sugarloaf Butte | SE 127° | 1,271 m | 22.1 mi |
| Iron Mountain | SE 134° | 1,263 m | 15.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:38 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 20:09 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:24 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 15:37 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 36 | 41 | 46 | 54 | 60 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Antelope 6 SSW, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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