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Whitehorse Bluff

Whitehorse Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Whitehorse Bluff is a cliff in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,939 m. Mount Scott stands 2,636 m to the east-northeast, 9.9 miles off. Volcanic Legacy passes 1.5 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.87709, -122.20087

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 27
Springs: 27
Waterfalls: 16
Parks: 14
Picnic sites: 8
  • Goodbye Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
  • Goodbye Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
  • Lodgepole Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
  • Vidae Falls Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
  • Annie Falls (and Udo's): 5.9 mi
Historic sites: 3
Museums: 2
  • Crater Lake Lodge History: 3.8 mi
  • Collier State Park Logging Museum: 22.9 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Natural Bridge: 13.4 mi
  • Neville-Nye Memorial Grove: 22.7 mi
Artworks: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Union Creek Wayside: 12.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Whitehorse Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ScottENE 71°2,636 m9.9 mi
Garfield PeakENE 65°2,454 m4.4 mi
Llao RockNNE 26°2,453 m7.4 mi
Applegate PeakENE 72°2,450 m5.1 mi
CloudcapENE 65°2,444 m8.9 mi
The WatchmanNNE 18°2,442 m4.8 mi
Hillman PeakNNE 17°2,433 m5.4 mi
Union PeakSSW 200°2,315 m3.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4419:21
June solstice05:3120:0920:52
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 way/222609403

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