Cinder Cone Natural Area
Cinder Cone Natural Area is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,200 m. Ball Butte stands 2,467 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunset Hill, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Cascade Lakes passes 1.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Bend Park & Recreation District
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Cascade Lakes, National
- 22.0 mi off the McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass, National
- 26.2 mi off the Oregon Outback, National
Overlooks nearby
- Arlies Rock/North Gateway Information Viewpoint · 4 mi
- Vista Butte Sno-Park · 13 mi
- Windy Point · 28 mi
- Three Sisters Viewpoint · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sunset Hill: 0.0 mi
- Overturf Butte: 3.1 mi
- Pilot Butte: 5.1 mi
- Green Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Huntington Butte: 5.8 mi
- River Rim Park: 0.4 mi
- Wildflower Park: 0.5 mi
- River Canyon Park: 0.7 mi
- Hollygrape Park: 0.8 mi
- Renaissance Ridge Central Park: 1.1 mi
- Gilded River: 2.0 mi
- Mt. Bachelor Compass: 2.3 mi
- Sound Garden: 2.3 mi
- Reflection of Stream: 2.6 mi
- Reflection of Stream: 2.6 mi
- Dillon Falls: 4.6 mi
- Benham Falls: 5.6 mi
- Tumalo Falls: 10.7 mi
- Double Falls: 11.3 mi
- Upper Tumalo Falls: 12.1 mi
- Pinewood Natural Area: 4.5 mi
- Larkspur Natural Area: 4.5 mi
- Simonson Natural Area: 4.8 mi
- Magill's Landing Natural Area: 4.9 mi
- Magill's Conservation Easement: 5.0 mi
- Kiwa Springs: 7.6 mi
- Bull Spring: 8.3 mi
- Cold Spring: 8.7 mi
- Jack Pine Spring: 9.2 mi
- Coyote Spring: 10.8 mi
- 1904 Miller Family Ranch and Sawmill: 2.9 mi
- Bob the Bend Rock: 4.2 mi
- Lava Lands Visitor Center: 6.8 mi
- High Desert Activity Center: 17.7 mi
- Redmond Caves Recreation Area: 18.8 mi
- Miller's Landing Community Garden: 3.4 mi
- Franklin's Corner Community Garden: 4.5 mi
- Petersen Rock Garden: 14.2 mi
- Sisters Community Garden: 22.2 mi
- Frank T. Johns: 4.0 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 4.1 mi
- Peace Statue: 4.4 mi
- Terrence Hardington Foley: 5.1 mi
- Look Out Point: 5.4 mi
- Power lines cliff: 6.1 mi
- Cougar Buttress: 9.8 mi
- Tam McArthur Rim: 15.6 mi
- The High Desert Museum: 3.0 mi
- Deschutes Historical Museum: 3.7 mi
- Sisters Museum: 21.8 mi
- Meadow Day Use Area: 1.7 mi
- Beach Day Use Area: 22.6 mi
- Paulina Hot Springs: 20.0 mi
- Millican: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Cinder Cone Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball Butte | WNW 284° | 2,467.356 m | 16.4 mi |
| Tumalo Mountain | W 269° | 2,370 m | 14.3 mi |
| Moon Mountain | W 281° | 2,275.332 m | 15.9 mi |
| North Kawak Butte | SSE 166° | 2,023 m | 16.3 mi |
| Vista Butte | W 265° | 2,017 m | 12.1 mi |
| Bearwallow Butte | WNW 296° | 1,967 m | 10.9 mi |
| Kwinnum Butte | SSE 159° | 1,964 m | 15.2 mi |
| Triangle Hill | NW 304° | 1,950 m | 11.1 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 | 18:27 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 15:43 | 16:31 |
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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/276799864
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- Bend · 4 mi
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