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United States : Oregon

12.5 miles (20.1 km) NE of Fort Bidwell (CA), Lake, OR, USA
Approx. altitude: 1542 m (5058 ft)
([?] maps: Google MapQuest OpenStreetMap topo aerial ConfluenceNavigator)
Antipode: 42°S 60°E

Accuracy: 3 m (9 ft)
Quality: good

Click on any of the images for the full-sized picture.

#2: View North (up the slope) #3: View East (across a scree slope) #4: View South (across a creek, to a rocky ridge that forms the border with Nevada (left) and California (right)) #5: View West #6: All zeros! #7: Another view of the 'confluence point pine tree' #8: At the Oregon-California-Nevada tripoint, just 0.3 miles from the confluence point

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  42°N 120°W (visit #3)  

#1: The confluence point lies at the base of a pine tree, on a steep, rocky slope.

(visited by Ross Finlayson)

03-Sep-2012 -- The trick for visiting this confluence point is to take the narrow 4-wheel-drive road at [42.00747,-120.01548]. This road will get you about 1/4 mile from the confluence point.

The hike to the confluence point took me alongside a creek, then up a slope to the north. The confluence point lies beneath a small pine tree, just beside a scree slope (to the east). Looking south, I saw a rustic creek, and beyond, a rocky ridge, forming Oregon's border with Nevada (on the left) and California (on the right). This is a beautiful spot.

Having visited the confluence point, I couldn't stop there, because there was another noteworthy point just 0.3 miles away: The Oregon-California-Nevada tripoint, at [41.99491,-119.99950]. Reaching this point required a difficult scramble up a steep, rocky slope.


 All pictures
#1: The confluence point lies at the base of a pine tree, on a steep, rocky slope.
#2: View North (up the slope)
#3: View East (across a scree slope)
#4: View South (across a creek, to a rocky ridge that forms the border with Nevada (left) and California (right))
#5: View West
#6: All zeros!
#7: Another view of the 'confluence point pine tree'
#8: At the Oregon-California-Nevada tripoint, just 0.3 miles from the confluence point
ALL: All pictures on one page