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Serrano Point Area of Critical Environmental Concern

Serrano Point Area of Critical Environmental Concern from directly overhead

Serrano Point Area of Critical Environmental Concern is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,228 m. Steens Mountain stands 2,968 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Serrano Point, a peak 2.9 miles away. East Steens passes 3.4 miles off. 56 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Bureau of Land Management

How to reach it

Coordinates42.42264, -118.55627

56 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 28
Springs: 10
  • Frog Springs: 6.0 mi
  • Belzar Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Bear Dog Spring: 17.6 mi
  • Rincon Springs: 17.7 mi
  • Desert Bog Spring: 19.1 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Borax Hot Springs: 7.0 mi
  • Alvord Hot Springs: 8.4 mi
  • Alvord Hot Springs: 8.5 mi
  • Mickey Hot Springs: 20.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Starr Homestead: 16.6 mi
  • Roux Place: 17.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Parks: 1
  • Frog Spring - Alvord Desert Access: 6.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Mickey Hot Springs: 20.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Serrano Point Area of Critical Environmental Concern. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Steens MountainN 356°2,968 m14.8 mi
Pueblo MountainSSW 192°2,631 m22.8 mi
Devine RockN 3°2,372 m15.5 mi
Alvord PeakSW 235°2,173.83 m9.1 mi
The PeaksWSW 249°2,137 m7.8 mi
Square MountainWSW 245°1,938 m19.2 mi
Table MountainSSE 161°1,924 m22.9 mi
Mickey ButteNNE 28°1,917 m22.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:07
June solstice05:1819:5320:36
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:2115:4016:25

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313542475663747263513830

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fields, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1067266611

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