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Cougar Bluffs

Cougar Bluffs, seen from above at true elevation

Cougar Bluffs is a cliff in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 1,212 m. Twin Lakes Mountain stands 1,787 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Gobblers Knob, a peak 1.7 miles away. Rogue-Umpqua passes 2.2 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1212 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.29456, -122.78144

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Gobblers Knob: 1.7 mi
  • Lookout Mountain: 3.2 mi
  • Blitzen Butte: 3.7 mi
  • Taft Mountain: 4.2 mi
  • Thunder Mountain: 4.4 mi
Parks: 21
  • Scaredman Creek Recreation Site: 5.9 mi
  • Richard G Baker Park: 9.5 mi
  • Baker Wayside: 9.7 mi
  • Rock Creek Recreation Site: 10.3 mi
  • Swiftwater Park: 11.1 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Fall Creek Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Grotto Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Emile Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Yakso Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Susan Creek Falls: 6.4 mi
Cliffs: 8
Springs: 5
  • Buster Spring: 17.6 mi
  • Grasshopper Spring: 21.5 mi
  • Dome Spring: 21.6 mi
  • Grasshopper Spring: 21.7 mi
  • Buzzard Spring: 22.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Umpqua Hot Springs: 21.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Attractions: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Cougar Bluffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin Lakes MountainESE 119°1,787 m10.5 mi
Harding ButteENE 69°1,718.2 m12.9 mi
Doehead MountainSE 127°1,689.506 m10.3 mi
Snowbird MountainSE 134°1,687.373 m10.2 mi
Quartz MountainSSE 148°1,682.496 m10.6 mi
Spring MountainENE 70°1,673 m12.7 mi
Devil's StairwayENE 68°1,649 m13.4 mi
Buckhead MountainSE 135°1,648.054 m11.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4619:24
June solstice05:3220:1220:56
September equinox06:5918:3319:10
December solstice07:4115:5216:39

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404246505761686762524439
Precip in8.76.17.05.63.71.90.50.51.65.19.310.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Idleyld Park 4 NE, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357308302

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