Secret Garden
Secret Garden is a garden in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 504 m. North Sister stands 3,075 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Frissell Point, a peak 3.0 miles away. McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass runs past it.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Belknap Hot Springs
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- On the McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass, National
- On the West Cascades, National
- 14.1 mi off the Over the Rivers and Through the Woods
- 17.6 mi off the Cascade Lakes, National
Overlooks nearby
- Koosah Falls Viewpoint · 11 mi
- Sahalie Falls Viewpoint · 11 mi
- Three Sisters Viewpoint · 12 mi
- Windy Point · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Frissell Point: 3.0 mi
- Little Smokey: 3.1 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 4.4 mi
- The Knobs: 5.0 mi
- Horsepasture Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 4.9 mi
- Horse Creek: 5.7 mi
- Proxy Falls: 6.3 mi
- Upper Proxy Falls: 6.5 mi
- Tamolitch Falls: 8.3 mi
- Jeannie B. Harris Wayside: 5.5 mi
- H J Andrews Monument: 10.5 mi
- Hamlin Park: 12.2 mi
- Blue River Community Park: 14.4 mi
- Forest Glen Landing County Park: 14.5 mi
- Sister Springs: 11.6 mi
- Sister Springs: 11.6 mi
- Linton Spring: 11.7 mi
- Great Springs: 12.9 mi
- Blacktail Spring: 17.1 mi
- Olallie Day Use Area: 4.4 mi
- McKenzie Bridge Day Use Area: 6.6 mi
- Clear Lake Day Use Area: 12.7 mi
- Lost Lake Day Use Area: 18.1 mi
- Beach Day Use Area: 19.9 mi
- Obsidian Cliffs: 10.3 mi
- Obsidian Cliffs: 10.5 mi
- Lane Plateau: 10.5 mi
- Tidbits Wall: 14.8 mi
- Tam McArthur Rim: 21.0 mi
- Terwilliger (Cougar) Hot Springs: 12.2 mi
- Crockett Lodge: 12.8 mi
- Clear Lake Resort: 12.8 mi
- Constitution Grove: 21.9 mi
- Bigelow Hot Spring: 3.2 mi
- Cougar: 12.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Secret Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Sister | E 98° | 3,075 m | 13.8 mi |
| Middle Sister | ESE 103° | 3,064 m | 13.4 mi |
| Little Brother | E 94° | 2,380.5 m | 12.4 mi |
| Mount Washington | NE 47° | 2,375.611 m | 14.1 mi |
| Collier Cone | E 91° | 2,296 m | 13.0 mi |
| The Husband | ESE 116° | 2,293 m | 10.5 mi |
| The Wife | SE 129° | 2,150.059 m | 14.3 mi |
| Belknap Crater | ENE 58° | 2,094.586 m | 12.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:43 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 20:12 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 15:45 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 39 | 43 | 49 | 57 | 62 | 68 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 41 | 36 |
| Precip in | 10.5 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 6.8 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 6.2 | 10.5 | 11.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mckenzie RVR RS, 4 mi away.
- Cascade Oregon-grape21 obs
- Pacific trillium17 obs
- Fairy-slipper16 obs
- Western Rattlesnake Plantain16 obs
- Bride's Bonnet15 obs
- snow queen14 obs
- Columbian Windflower14 obs
- salal12 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13875817859
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