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Patúšway Spring

Patúšway Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Patúšway Spring is a spring in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,496 m. Mount Emily stands 1,859 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Shamrock Springs, a spring 2.6 miles away. Hells Canyon passes 12 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates45.68043, -118.09410

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Buck Mountain: 3.1 mi
  • Round Mountain: 3.8 mi
  • Huckleberry Mountain: 4.9 mi
  • The Shimmiehorn: 5.1 mi
  • Spout Springs: 5.4 mi
Springs: 27
  • Shamrock Springs: 2.6 mi
  • Wild Women Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Gabriel Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Deadman Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Whisky Spring: 10.5 mi
Parks: 27
Cliffs: 7
Historic sites: 5
  • Wagon: 20.2 mi
  • Marie Dorion Monument: 20.4 mi
  • Grande Ronde RIver Dam: 23.4 mi
  • Union Pacific La Grande Engine Shops: 24.0 mi
  • Old La Grande Highschool marker: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Oregon Trail Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
  • Springs Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
  • Oregon Trail Interpretive Park: 22.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Deadman Pass Rest Area I-84 Eastbound: 20.6 mi
  • Deadman Pass Rest Area I-84 Westbound: 20.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Museums: 1
  • Frazier Farmstead and Museum: 21.6 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Union County Fairgrounds: 23.2 mi
Gardens: 1
  • La Grande Community Garden: 25.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Patúšway Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount EmilyS 180°1,859 m16.8 mi
Milk ShakesNNE 20°1,847.7 m23.0 mi
Round ButteNNE 29°1,799.5 m22.8 mi
Yellow Jacket PointNNE 16°1,751 m16.2 mi
Thimbleberry MountainSSW 200°1,697 m9.0 mi
Spout SpringsNNE 31°1,677 m5.4 mi
Green MountainSSW 194°1,662 m14.4 mi
Black MountainSW 229°1,660 m9.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2619:05
June solstice05:0420:0020:46
September equinox06:4018:1318:52
December solstice07:3115:2216:12

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323541465460676659483831
Precip in3.32.32.32.42.41.80.70.71.02.23.23.8

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

  • Douglas-fir65 obs
  • western larch33 obs
  • Pine Siskin25 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk21 obs
  • Red Crossbill19 obs
  • Pronotal Range Grasshopper16 obs
  • lodgepole pine15 obs
  • giant red paintbrush13 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/10060022685

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