Fort Rock State Natural Area
Fort Rock State Natural Area is an attraction in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,351 m. Bald Mountain stands 2,238 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Rock, a peak 0.3 miles away. Oregon Outback passes 1.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the Oregon Outback, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Fort Rock: 0.3 mi
- Reub Long Butte: 1.4 mi
- Negroheel Butte: 1.6 mi
- Pasture Rock: 2.5 mi
- Lucky: 4.7 mi
- Pothole Spring: 9.7 mi
- Road Spring: 11.3 mi
- Smoke Creek Spring: 11.5 mi
- Ross Spring: 12.3 mi
- North Willow Spring: 13.4 mi
- Fort Rock Junction: 5.5 mi
- Sage Sandals Kiosk: 5.7 mi
- Hunt Camp Rest Area: 7.2 mi
- Cabin Lake Wildlife Area: 11.4 mi
- Shorty's Willow: 21.0 mi
- Fort Rock Homestead Village Museum: 1.4 mi
- Fort Rock Cave Natural Area: 1.7 mi
- Crack in the Ground: 20.2 mi
- Egli Rim: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Fort Rock State Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Mountain | WSW 245° | 2,238 m | 15.9 mi |
| Wart Peak | WSW 242° | 2,115.312 m | 13.5 mi |
| Corral Butte | W 262° | 1,973.275 m | 16.2 mi |
| Lookout Point | W 261° | 1,918.411 m | 15.5 mi |
| Timothy Butte | SW 230° | 1,917.192 m | 15.7 mi |
| Ooskan Butte | NNW 342° | 1,895.551 m | 17.1 mi |
| Wickiup Butte | WSW 257° | 1,869.034 m | 12.9 mi |
| Jack Butte | NNW 338° | 1,837.639 m | 16.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:39 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 20:05 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 15:45 | 16:32 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 38 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 63 | 55 | 45 | 35 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — THE Poplars, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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