High Desert Spiral
High Desert Spiral is an artwork in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,138 m. Broken Hand stands 2,556 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Rooted Community Garden, a park 0.1 miles away. Cascade Lakes passes 2.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2013
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Cascade Lakes, National
- 19.9 mi off the McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass, National
- 28.9 mi off the Oregon Outback, National
Overlooks nearby
- Arlies Rock/North Gateway Information Viewpoint · 6 mi
- Vista Butte Sno-Park · 14 mi
- Windy Point · 27 mi
- Three Sisters Viewpoint · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rooted Community Garden: 0.1 mi
- Overturf Butte Off-Leash Area: 0.5 mi
- Skyline Sports Complex: 0.6 mi
- Overturf Park: 0.6 mi
- Rim Rock Natural Area: 0.6 mi
- Overturf Butte: 0.4 mi
- Sunset Hill: 2.7 mi
- Pilot Butte: 3.2 mi
- Tumalo Butte: 3.6 mi
- Laidlaw Butte: 7.2 mi
- Untitled Nurse Log: 0.5 mi
- Reflection of Stream: 0.5 mi
- Reflection of Stream: 0.6 mi
- Big Ears: 0.6 mi
- Reflection of Stream: 0.7 mi
- Look Out Point: 3.0 mi
- Power lines cliff: 6.1 mi
- Cougar Buttress: 10.2 mi
- Tam McArthur Rim: 15.4 mi
- Southern Tip: 23.6 mi
- Dillon Falls: 7.1 mi
- Benham Falls: 8.2 mi
- Awbrey Falls: 10.4 mi
- Tumalo Falls: 11.1 mi
- Double Falls: 11.6 mi
- Simonson Natural Area: 2.3 mi
- Magill's Landing Natural Area: 2.4 mi
- Magill's Conservation Easement: 2.4 mi
- Cinder Cone Natural Area: 2.7 mi
- Archie Briggs Canyon Natural Area: 3.1 mi
- Bull Spring: 6.7 mi
- Cold Spring: 8.8 mi
- Jack Pine Spring: 9.2 mi
- Kiwa Springs: 9.7 mi
- Farewell Spring: 11.8 mi
- Bob the Bend Rock: 2.1 mi
- 1904 Miller Family Ranch and Sawmill: 5.5 mi
- Lava Lands Visitor Center: 9.5 mi
- High Desert Activity Center: 15.1 mi
- Redmond Caves Recreation Area: 16.2 mi
- Miller's Landing Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Franklin's Corner Community Garden: 2.6 mi
- Petersen Rock Garden: 11.5 mi
- Sisters Community Garden: 20.0 mi
- Frank T. Johns: 1.5 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Peace Statue: 2.0 mi
- Terrence Hardington Foley: 3.2 mi
- Deschutes Historical Museum: 1.4 mi
- The High Desert Museum: 5.6 mi
- Sisters Museum: 19.7 mi
- Meadow Day Use Area: 4.0 mi
- Beach Day Use Area: 23.7 mi
- Bivouac tables: 23.9 mi
- Paulina Hot Springs: 22.5 mi
- Millican: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of High Desert Spiral. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broken Hand | W 279° | 2,556.053 m | 16.8 mi |
| Ball Butte | W 275° | 2,467.356 m | 16.5 mi |
| Tumalo Mountain | W 259° | 2,370 m | 15.1 mi |
| Moon Mountain | W 271° | 2,275.332 m | 16.2 mi |
| Vista Butte | WSW 253° | 2,017 m | 13.2 mi |
| Bearwallow Butte | WNW 282° | 1,967 m | 10.5 mi |
| Triangle Hill | WNW 290° | 1,950 m | 10.4 mi |
| Kapka Butte | WSW 249° | 1,877 m | 13.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:40 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 20:08 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:26 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 15:43 | 16:31 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 35 | 40 | 44 | 52 | 58 | 66 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 39 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bend, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9033661691
Day trips start here
- Bend · 2 mi
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