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Big Springs

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Elevation, modelled
1,171 m
Tallest summit within 18.5 miles
Strawberry Mountain2,754 m · 16.4 mi
Nearest byway
Journey Through Time2.8 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:45local time
Coordinates
44.4609, -118.9753
Big Springs, seen from above at true elevation

Big Springs is a spring in Oregon, at a modelled 1,171 m. Strawberry Mountain stands 2,754 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. Journey Through Time passes 2.8 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Big Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Strawberry MountainSE 129°2,754 m16.4 mi
Indian Spring ButteSE 131°2,600 m18.3 mi
Canyon MountainSSE 154°2,438.095 m9.6 mi
Pine Creek MountainSE 142°2,411 m12.9 mi
Indian Creek ButteSE 137°2,381 m15.3 mi
Green MountainSSE 149°2,323.49 m10.0 mi
Sheep RockSSE 157°2,278.075 m9.7 mi
Fields PeakWSW 239°2,243.9 m16.3 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 29
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1
Waterfalls: 1
Historic sites: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3019:08
June solstice05:1220:0020:45
September equinox06:4418:1718:55
December solstice07:3015:3216:20

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313439445259676658473730
Precip in1.10.61.11.51.81.30.40.50.51.01.21.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — John DAY, 3 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Feb–Jun — fullest in May, leanest in Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs19622129735345831094.237.951.394.7119150

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge John Day River Near John Day, OR, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

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