Cloudcap sits at 7,851 feet along the Volcanic Legacy byway, at mile 110 of 138, between Pumice Castle Overlook and Skell Head. The terrain drops 1,585 feet within 600 meters of the overlook, and the view faces due west, directly toward the sunset line. Several named features lie to the southwest and west-southwest: Victor View at 0.9 miles, Dutton Cliff at 2.4 miles, Phantom Ship Overlook at 3.4 miles, Applegate Peak at 3.7 miles, Eagle Crags at 4.0 miles, Dyar Rock at 4.1 miles, and Garfield Peak at 4.3 miles, ranging in elevation from 7,128 to 8,091 feet. Because the overlook faces squarely toward sunset, evening light falls directly across this line of features. Sunset times shift through the year, from 20:51 at the June solstice to 16:37 at the December solstice, with sunrise ranging from 05:30 in June to 07:37 in December. The nearest towns are Chiloquin, 26.4 miles to the south-southeast, Butte Falls, 37.7 miles to the southwest, and Crescent, 40.6 miles to the north-northeast.
Named terrain inside the view from this overlook, nearest first.
This overlook faces sunset — 0° off square to it.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 19:21 | 18:43 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:51 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 19:07 | 18:30 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:37 | 15:51 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles). Computed for this exact position.
Mile 110 of 138 along Volcanic Legacy.
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Applegate Peak is an 8,126 feet (2,477 m) summit on the south rim of Crater Lake in Crater Lake National Park, Oregon. It ranks as the fourth-highest peak in the park. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,950 feet above the lake in 0.37 mile. Rim Drive traverses the eastern base of the peak. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's north slope drains into Crater Lake whereas the south slope drains to Wood River via Sun and Annie creeks.
Cloudcap sits at about 7,851 feet (2,393 m).
From Cloudcap: Victor View (SW, 0.9 mi); Dutton Cliff (SW, 2.4 mi); Phantom Ship Overlook (SW, 3.4 mi); Applegate Peak (SW, 3.7 mi).
Sunset. The land falls away from Cloudcap toward the sunset, so at sunrise the light is behind you. Exact times shift through the year; the page shows the current window.
Chiloquin, 26 miles SSE of Cloudcap.
Skell Head is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after Cloudcap.
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