Ophir Rest Area
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
- On the Pacific Coast, National
Overlooks nearby
- Meyers Creek Beach Viewpoint · 15 mi
- Natural Bridges · 24 mi
- Whaleshead Viewpoint · 27 mi
- House Rock Viewpoint · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Thoms Point: 5.6 mi
- Battle Rock: 15.0 mi
- Twin Sisters: 15.6 mi
- Sixes Bluff: 20.8 mi
- Windy Point: 22.9 mi
- Humbug Mountain State Park: 10.5 mi
- Red Flat/Hunter Creek Botanical Area: 12.5 mi
- Port Orford Wetland Interpretive Walkway: 15.7 mi
- Cape Blanco Marine Research Area: 22.4 mi
- Blacklock Point Marine Conservation Area: 24.4 mi
- Ophir Beach: 1.0 mi
- Wakeman Beach: 3.5 mi
- Secret Beach: 23.4 mi
- Curry County Veterans Memoria;: 9.6 mi
- Wreck of the Cottoneva: 15.1 mi
- Radio Tower Ruins: 15.1 mi
- Curry Historical Museum: 9.1 mi
- Port Orford Lifeboat Station: 15.1 mi
- Pine Point Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
- China F;at: 23.9 mi
- Frankport: 3.9 mi
- Prehistoric Gardens: 5.3 mi
- Cape Blanco Lighthouse: 22.4 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game Lake Peak | ESE 115° | 1,341 m | 17.3 mi |
| Saddle Mountain | SE 124° | 1,290 m | 16.6 mi |
| Snow Camp Mountain | SE 138° | 1,286 m | 17.8 mi |
| Collier Butte | SE 130° | 1,284 m | 18.1 mi |
| Iron Mountain | NE 50° | 1,242 m | 17.2 mi |
| Jacoby Butte | SE 134° | 1,223 m | 17.9 mi |
| Fairview Mountain | SE 135° | 1,210 m | 15.9 mi |
| Ophir Mountain | ENE 58° | 1,209 m | 15.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:53 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:16 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:02 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 55 | 58 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 56 | 51 | 48 |
| Precip in | 12.0 | 9.7 | 10.3 | 7.1 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 4.9 | 10.7 | 13.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gold Beach RS, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7553011369
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