Pilot Butte Canal Natural Area
Pilot Butte Canal Natural Area is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,060 m. Tumalo Mountain stands 2,370 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Lava Ridge Natural Area, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Cascade Lakes passes 6.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Bend Park & Recreation District
How to reach it
- 6.4 mi off the Cascade Lakes, National
- 19.5 mi off the McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass, National
Overlooks nearby
- Arlies Rock/North Gateway Information Viewpoint · 11 mi
- Vista Butte Sno-Park · 18 mi
- Windy Point · 28 mi
- Three Sisters Viewpoint · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Boyd Park: 0.4 mi
- Pine Nursery Park: 0.6 mi
- Canal Row Park: 0.7 mi
- Rock Ridge Park: 0.8 mi
- Empire Crossing Park: 0.9 mi
- Pilot Butte: 2.2 mi
- Overturf Butte: 4.1 mi
- Tumalo Butte: 4.5 mi
- Laidlaw Butte: 5.4 mi
- Long Butte: 5.6 mi
- Kickoff: 0.5 mi
- Might of the Work Force: 1.2 mi
- Bend Gate: 2.1 mi
- Grizzly: 2.6 mi
- Evolution: 2.8 mi
- Look Out Point: 4.7 mi
- Power lines cliff: 10.0 mi
- Cougar Buttress: 13.9 mi
- Tam McArthur Rim: 18.3 mi
- Southern Tip: 19.6 mi
- Bull Spring: 8.6 mi
- Cold Spring: 12.3 mi
- Jack Pine Spring: 12.7 mi
- Kiwa Springs: 14.2 mi
- Farewell Spring: 15.3 mi
- Awbrey Falls: 7.1 mi
- Dillon Falls: 11.4 mi
- Cline Falls: 12.3 mi
- Benham Falls: 12.5 mi
- Cline Falls: 12.8 mi
- Lava Ridge Natural Area: 0.1 mi
- Magill's Conservation Easement: 2.0 mi
- Magill's Landing Natural Area: 2.1 mi
- Simonson Natural Area: 2.2 mi
- Pilot Butte State Scenic Viewpoint: 2.3 mi
- Bob the Bend Rock: 2.8 mi
- 1904 Miller Family Ranch and Sawmill: 9.1 mi
- High Desert Activity Center: 10.9 mi
- Redmond Caves Recreation Area: 11.9 mi
- Lava Lands Visitor Center: 13.2 mi
- Terrence Hardington Foley: 2.2 mi
- Peace Statue: 2.5 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Frank T. Johns: 3.0 mi
- Franklin's Corner Community Garden: 2.6 mi
- Miller's Landing Community Garden: 3.5 mi
- Petersen Rock Garden: 7.7 mi
- Sisters Community Garden: 19.4 mi
- Meadow Day Use Area: 8.4 mi
- Bivouac tables: 19.8 mi
- Greenwood Day Use Area: 22.1 mi
- Upper Lone Pine Day Use Area: 22.1 mi
- Deschutes Historical Museum: 3.2 mi
- The High Desert Museum: 9.3 mi
- Sisters Museum: 19.2 mi
- Millican: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Pilot Butte Canal Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tumalo Mountain | WSW 252° | 2,370 m | 19.0 mi |
| Vista Butte | WSW 247° | 2,017 m | 17.3 mi |
| Bearwallow Butte | W 266° | 1,967 m | 13.6 mi |
| Triangle Hill | W 272° | 1,950 m | 13.0 mi |
| Kapka Butte | WSW 244° | 1,877 m | 18.0 mi |
| Bosbosli Butte | S 174° | 1,877 m | 18.0 mi |
| Mokst Butte | S 181° | 1,869 m | 17.7 mi |
| Lockit Butte | S 176° | 1,869 m | 18.6 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/276799897
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