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Skiing
Downhill Skiing
Anthony Lakes, near Union
Mt. Ashland, near Ashland
Mt. Bachelor, near Bend
Mt. Bailey snowcat skiing, near Diamond Lake
Cooper Spur, Mt. Hood
Ferguson Ridge, near Joseph
Hoodoo, near Sisters
Mt. Hood Meadows, Mt. Hood
SkiBowl, Mt. Hood
Spout Springs, near Elgin
Summit, Government Camp
Timberline, Mt. Hood
Warner Canyon, near Lakeview
Willamette Pass, near Oakridge

 

Cross Country Skiing
National Forests: Deschutes, Fremont-Winema, Malheur, Mt. Hood, Ochoco, Rogue River-Siskiyou, Umatilla, Umpqua, Wallowa-Whitman, Willamette. Also, Crater Lake National Park and Hell’s Canyon National Recreation Area.

 

Soil, State

The Legislature designated Jory soil as the Oregon state soil by concurrent resolution in 2011. The Jory soil is distinguished by its brick-red, clayish nature as it has developed on old volcanic rocks through thousands of years of weathering. It is estimated to exist on more than 300,000 acres of western Oregon hillsides and is named after Jory Hill in Marion County.

 

Jory soil is very productive and generally supports forest vegetation such as Douglas fir and Oregon white oak. Many areas with the soil have been cleared and are now used for agriculture. Jory soil, coupled with the Willamette Valley climate, provides an ideal setting for various crops, including wine grapes, wheat, Christmas trees, berries, hazelnuts and grass seed.

 

Song, State
J. A. Buchanan of Astoria and Henry B. Murtagh of Portland wrote “Oregon, My Oregon,” in 1920. With this song, Buchanan and Murtagh won a statewide competition sponsored by the Society of Oregon Composers, gaining statewide recognition. The song became the Oregon state song in 1927. View sheet music | Listen to sound file

 

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Standard of Time
The standard time zones were established by Congress in 1918. Oregon lies within the Pacific Standard Time zone with the exception of most of Malheur County along the Idaho border, which is on Mountain Standard Time.

 

Due to the Energy Policy Act of 2005, Pacific Daylight Saving Time began earlier and ended later starting in 2007.

Clocks “spring forward” one hour at 2:00 a.m. on the second Sunday of March: 3/10/13, 3/9/14, 3/8/15.

Clocks “fall back” one hour at 2:00 a.m. on the first Sunday of November: 11/3/13, 11/2/14, 11/1/15.

 

Temperatures, Average Jan/July Temp.
Burns January 24.8°F/July 66.6°F
Grants Pass January 40.9°F/July 71.8°F
Newport January 45.9°F/July 58.3°F
Redmond January 32.7°F/July 65.9°F
Salem January 41.2°F/July 67.6°F

 

Temperatures, Record
Highest: 119°F on July 29, 1898 in Pendleton and on August 10, 1898 in Prineville
Lowest: -54°F on February 9, 1933 in Ukiah (50 miles south of Pendleton) and on February 10, 1933 in Seneca (105 miles southwest of Baker City)

 

Tree, State
The Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), named for David Douglas, a 19th century Scottish botanist, was designated the Oregon state tree in 1939. Great strength, stiffness and moderate weight make it an invaluable timber product said to be stronger than concrete. Averaging up to 200' in height and six feet in diameter, heights of 325' and diameters of 15' can also be found.

 

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Trees, Large (Tree species in Oregon listed on the National Register of Big Trees)

 

Baker Cypress (Cupressus bakeri): 98' tall, 107" circumference, Rogue River National Forest

 

Bigleaf Maple (Acer macrophyllum): 103' tall, 528" circumference, Clatsop County

 

Big Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata): 15' tall, 30" circumference, Jefferson County

 

Black Walnut (Juglans nigra): 145' tall, 312" circumference, Multnomah County

 

Brewer Spruce (Picea breweriana): 120' tall, 237" circumference, Josephine County

 

Cascara Buckthorn (Rhamnus purshiana): 39' tall, 104" circumference, Curry County

 

Giant Chinkapin (Chrysolepis chrysophylla): 106' tall, 182" circumference, Douglas County

 

Hooker Willow (Salix hookeriana): 50' tall, 65" circumference, Tillamook County

 

Knobcone Pine (Pinus attenuate): 117' tall, 118" circumference, Josephine County

 

Oregon Ash (Fraxinus latifolia): 81' tall, 285" circumference, Portland

 

Oregon White Oak (Quercus garryana): 93' tall, 276" circumference, Douglas County

 

Pacific Dogwood (Cornus nuttallii): 61' tall, 150" circumference, Multnomah County

 

Pacific Rhododendron (Rhododendron macrophyllum): 24' tall, 37" circumference, Lane County

 

Port Orford Cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana): 242' tall, 522" circumference, Siskiyou National Forest

 

Tanoak (Lithocarpus densiflorus): 135' tall, 303" circumference, Curry County

 

Water Birch (Betula occidentalis): 53' tall, 113" circumference, Wallowa County

 

Western Dogwood (Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis): 25' tall, 32" circumference, Polk County

 

White Alder (Alnus rhombifolia): 92' tall, 149" circumference, Polk County

 

Waterfall, Highest

Multnomah Falls - 620'

 

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