Archie Briggs Canyon Natural Area
Archie Briggs Canyon Natural Area is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,078 m. Broken Top stands 2,796 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Sawyer Overlook Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Cascade Lakes passes 5.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Bend Park & Recreation District
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the Cascade Lakes, National
- 17.9 mi off the McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass, National
Overlooks nearby
- Arlies Rock/North Gateway Information Viewpoint · 9 mi
- Vista Butte Sno-Park · 16 mi
- Windy Point · 25 mi
- Three Sisters Viewpoint · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sawyer Overlook Park: 0.7 mi
- Sawyer Uplands Park: 0.7 mi
- Awbrey Village Park: 0.8 mi
- Sylvan Park: 0.8 mi
- Sawyer Park: 0.9 mi
- Tumalo Butte: 2.0 mi
- Overturf Butte: 2.8 mi
- Pilot Butte: 3.1 mi
- Laidlaw Butte: 4.2 mi
- Sunset Hill: 5.8 mi
- Science Center: 1.7 mi
- Bend Gate: 1.9 mi
- Atilt, Sundra and Garden Gate: 2.0 mi
- Bueno Homage to the Buckaroo: 2.0 mi
- Earth Song: 2.0 mi
- Look Out Point: 2.2 mi
- Power lines cliff: 7.6 mi
- Cougar Buttress: 11.5 mi
- Tam McArthur Rim: 15.8 mi
- Southern Tip: 20.6 mi
- Bull Spring: 6.1 mi
- Cold Spring: 9.8 mi
- Jack Pine Spring: 10.2 mi
- Kiwa Springs: 12.5 mi
- Farewell Spring: 12.8 mi
- Awbrey Falls: 7.3 mi
- Dillon Falls: 10.1 mi
- Benham Falls: 11.3 mi
- Tumalo Falls: 12.4 mi
- Double Falls: 12.8 mi
- Riley Ranch Nature Reserve: 0.7 mi
- Magill's Conservation Easement: 1.6 mi
- Magill's Landing Natural Area: 1.6 mi
- Simonson Natural Area: 1.7 mi
- Pilot Butte Canal Natural Area: 2.5 mi
- Bob the Bend Rock: 2.8 mi
- 1904 Miller Family Ranch and Sawmill: 8.6 mi
- High Desert Activity Center: 12.2 mi
- Lava Lands Visitor Center: 12.6 mi
- Redmond Caves Recreation Area: 13.2 mi
- Peace Statue: 2.1 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Frank T. Johns: 2.3 mi
- Terrence Hardington Foley: 3.1 mi
- Miller's Landing Community Garden: 2.7 mi
- Franklin's Corner Community Garden: 3.1 mi
- Petersen Rock Garden: 8.4 mi
- Sisters Community Garden: 17.8 mi
- Meadow Day Use Area: 7.1 mi
- Bivouac tables: 20.8 mi
- Greenwood Day Use Area: 24.6 mi
- Upper Lone Pine Day Use Area: 24.6 mi
- Deschutes Historical Museum: 2.6 mi
- The High Desert Museum: 8.7 mi
- Sisters Museum: 17.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Archie Briggs Canyon Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broken Top | W 268° | 2,795.93 m | 18.4 mi |
| Broken Hand | W 268° | 2,556.053 m | 17.4 mi |
| Ball Butte | W 264° | 2,467.356 m | 17.2 mi |
| Tumalo Mountain | WSW 249° | 2,370 m | 16.6 mi |
| Moon Mountain | W 261° | 2,275.332 m | 17.1 mi |
| Vista Butte | WSW 243° | 2,017 m | 15.0 mi |
| Bearwallow Butte | W 265° | 1,967 m | 11.1 mi |
| Triangle Hill | W 273° | 1,950 m | 10.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:40 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 20:08 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 15:43 | 16:30 |
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 | 34 | 35 | 40 | 44 | 52 | 58 | 66 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 39 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bend, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/276799855
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