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Hawkins Ridge

Hawkins Ridge, seen from above at true elevation

Hawkins Ridge is a cliff in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 2,990 m. Mount Hood stands 3,429 m to the east-northeast, 0.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Crater Rock, a peak 0.3 miles away. Mount Hood passes 2.8 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
2990 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.37067, -121.70535

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Crater Rock: 0.3 mi
  • Illumination Rock: 0.3 mi
  • Mount Hood: 0.5 mi
  • Pulpit Rock: 1.0 mi
  • Barrett Spur: 1.5 mi
Waterfalls
  • Cooper Spur Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Yocum Ridge Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Mimie Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Newton Creek Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Middle Mimie Falls: 2.4 mi
Springs
  • Powder Springs: 7.6 mi
  • Powder Springs: 7.7 mi
  • Jack Springs: 7.9 mi
  • Clinger Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Creek: 8.4 mi
Parks: 56
  • Routson County Park: 8.1 mi
  • Hoodland County Park: 12.0 mi
  • Dimmick Park: 12.6 mi
  • Barlow Wayside Park: 16.4 mi
  • Punchbowl Falls Park: 16.5 mi
Historic sites: 21
  • Gnarl Ridge Shelter Remains: 2.8 mi
  • Upper Sandy Guard Station Cabin: 3.8 mi
  • Susannah Lee Barlow & Samuel Kimbrough Barlow: 5.2 mi
  • Win S. Acton: 21.7 mi
  • Wind Mountain Overlook: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 13
  • Steel Cliff: 0.3 mi
  • Illumination Rock: 0.4 mi
  • Sandy Glacier Headwall: 0.5 mi
  • Mississippi Head: 1.4 mi
  • Heather Cliff: 2.4 mi
Attractions: 8
Museums: 6
Nature reserves: 6
Picnic sites: 4
  • Frog Lake Day Use Area: 10.7 mi
  • Eagle Creek Day Use Area: 21.5 mi
  • Ainsworth Day Use Area: 23.0 mi
  • Wahkeena Picnic Site: 24.9 mi
Artworks: 4
Gardens: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Home Valley Beach: 23.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Hawkins Ridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HoodENE 67°3,429 m0.5 mi
Illumination RockSW 231°2,909 m0.3 mi
Pulpit RockNNE 21°2,663 m1.0 mi
Barrett SpurN 9°2,393 m1.7 mi
Barrett SpurN 11°2,392 m1.5 mi
Langille CragsNE 45°2,205 m2.1 mi
Lamberson ButteESE 106°2,022 m2.9 mi
Lookout MountainESE 102°1,991 m9.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4019:19
June solstice05:1920:1420:59
September equinox06:5518:2719:06
December solstice07:4415:3816:27

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323235384550585954453631
Precip in12.69.69.47.85.84.00.91.13.18.412.714.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Government Camp, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357349744

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