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Ophir Rest Area

Ophir Rest Area from directly overhead

Ophir Rest Area is a rest area in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Game Lake Peak stands 1,341 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Ophir Beach, a beach 1.0 miles away. Pacific Coast runs past it.

What to expect

Operated by
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department

How to reach it

Coordinates42.53590, -124.40001

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Vondergreen Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Ulmer Mountain: 2.2 mi
  • Cedar Point: 2.5 mi
  • Brushy Bald Mountain: 4.0 mi
  • Canfield Hill: 4.2 mi
Parks: 14
  • Geisel Monument State Park: 3.2 mi
  • Huntley Park: 5.4 mi
  • Pocket Park: 8.2 mi
  • Collier H Buffington Memorial Park: 8.5 mi
  • South Beach Park: 9.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
Beaches: 3
Historic sites: 3
Museums: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Attractions: 1
Lighthouses: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Coquille River Falls: 23.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Ophir Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Game Lake PeakESE 115°1,341.425 m17.3 mi
Saddle MountainSE 124°1,290 m16.6 mi
Snow Camp MountainSE 138°1,286 m17.8 mi
Collier ButteSE 130°1,284 m18.1 mi
Iron MountainNE 50°1,242.06 m17.2 mi
Jacoby ButteSE 134°1,223 m17.9 mi
Fairview MountainSE 135°1,210 m15.9 mi
Ophir MountainENE 58°1,208.837 m15.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5319:30
June solstice05:4120:1620:59
September equinox07:0618:3919:17
December solstice07:4516:0216:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F494950515558616160565148
Precip in12.09.710.37.13.51.80.30.51.44.910.713.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gold Beach RS, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7553011369

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