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Bear Bluff

Bear Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Bear Bluff is a cliff in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 1,925 m. Mount Scott stands 2,636 m to the northeast, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Cold Spring, a spring 0.6 miles away. Volcanic Legacy passes 0.7 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1925 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.83819, -122.15836

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 29
  • Natural Bridge: 16.0 mi
  • Mopac Caboose: 23.6 mi
  • CABOOSE WEYCO #2: 23.6 mi
  • LOGGING FLAT CAR WX: 23.6 mi
  • LOGGING FLAT CAR WX #59919: 23.6 mi
Springs: 27
Cliffs: 26
Waterfalls: 16
Parks: 15
Picnic sites: 8
  • Lodgepole Picnic Area: 0.7 mi
  • Goodbye Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
  • Goodbye Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
  • Annie Falls (and Udo's): 2.6 mi
  • Annie Falls: 2.6 mi
Museums: 3
Historic sites: 3
Artworks: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Union Creek Wayside: 15.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Bear Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ScottNE 51°2,636 m9.3 mi
Garfield PeakNNE 21°2,454 m4.9 mi
Llao RockN 7°2,453 m9.4 mi
Applegate PeakNNE 32°2,450 m5.0 mi
CloudcapNE 42°2,444 m8.7 mi
The WatchmanN 354°2,442 m7.3 mi
Hillman PeakN 356°2,433 m7.9 mi
Union PeakW 262°2,315 m3.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4419:21
June solstice05:3120:0820:51
September equinox06:5718:3019:08
December solstice07:3715:5216:38

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272628323945555550403126
Precip in10.17.57.86.23.62.30.80.81.94.89.611.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crater Lake NPS HQ, 4 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Crater Lake National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Jul.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357306895

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