Rugged Crest Palisades
Rugged Crest Palisades is a cliff in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 2,003 m. Mount Thielsen stands 2,799 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Palisades, a cliff 0.1 miles away. Volcanic Legacy runs past it.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2003 m
How to reach it
- On the Volcanic Legacy, National
- 11.2 mi off the Rogue-Umpqua, National
Overlooks nearby
- Skell Head · 1 mi
- Cloudcap · 2 mi
- Pumice Castle Overlook · 3 mi
- Victor View · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Roundtop: 0.4 mi
- Mazama Rock: 0.8 mi
- Mazama Rock: 1.2 mi
- Cloudcap: 2.7 mi
- Mount Mazama: 2.8 mi
- Cascade Spring: 2.4 mi
- Anderson Spring: 3.8 mi
- Pothole Spring: 3.9 mi
- Munson Springs: 5.7 mi
- Lightning Spring: 6.2 mi
- Plaikni Falls: 4.1 mi
- Vidae Falls: 6.0 mi
- Duwee Falls: 8.2 mi
- Annie Falls: 10.6 mi
- Stuart Falls: 13.8 mi
- Scott Creek Campground: 9.1 mi
- Hurryon Camp: 14.1 mi
- Jackson F Kimball State Park: 16.4 mi
- Thunder Beast Park: 17.3 mi
- Fort Klamath Park Museum: 19.5 mi
- Vidae Falls Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
- Goodbye Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
- Goodbye Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
- Lodgepole Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
- Annie Falls (and Udo's): 10.6 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather Plaque: 5.5 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 24.3 mi
- Abbott butte lookout: 24.6 mi
- Union Creek Wayside: 19.8 mi
- Beaver Marsh Rest Area - Northbound: 20.0 mi
- Beaver Marsh Rest Area - Southbound: 20.2 mi
- Crater Lake Lodge History: 5.5 mi
- Collier State Park Logging Museum: 24.2 mi
- Lady of the Woods: 6.0 mi
- Natural Bridge: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Rugged Crest Palisades. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Thielsen | N 360° | 2,799.4 m | 12.8 mi |
| Mount Scott | SE 141° | 2,636 m | 3.9 mi |
| Mount Bailey | NNW 329° | 2,550.6 m | 15.2 mi |
| Howlock Mountain | N 5° | 2,546.299 m | 15.6 mi |
| Garfield Peak | SW 214° | 2,454 m | 5.3 mi |
| Llao Rock | W 277° | 2,453 m | 3.6 mi |
| Applegate Peak | SSW 204° | 2,450 m | 5.1 mi |
| Cloudcap | SSE 155° | 2,444 m | 2.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:43 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:08 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 15:51 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 55 | 55 | 50 | 40 | 31 | 26 |
| Precip in | 10.1 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 6.2 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 9.6 | 11.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crater Lake NPS HQ, 6 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357314974
Day trips start here
- Crater Lake National Park · 3 mi
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