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Whychus Creek Wild and Scenic River (Scenic Area)

Whychus Creek Wild and Scenic River (Scenic Area) from directly overhead

Whychus Creek Wild and Scenic River (Scenic Area) is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,372 m. South Sister stands 3,159 m to the southwest, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Pole Creek Spring, a spring 2.1 miles away. McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass passes 8.4 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
US Forest Service

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.18492, -121.65566

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Melvin Butte: 2.6 mi
  • Trout Creek Butte: 4.0 mi
  • Three Creek Butte: 4.6 mi
  • North Sister: 5.9 mi
  • Millican Crater: 6.2 mi
Parks
  • East Portal: 8.9 mi
  • Village Green City Park: 8.9 mi
  • Barclay Park: 9.0 mi
  • Three Sisters Overnight City Park: 9.1 mi
  • Creekside City Park: 9.1 mi
Artworks: 46
  • Sisters Fine Woodworking: 9.5 mi
  • Mountain Bike: 16.0 mi
  • "Chicken": 16.4 mi
  • Coyote: 16.7 mi
  • Milky Way: 16.9 mi
Springs: 29
  • Pole Creek Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Black Pine Spring: 2.2 mi
  • Black Pine Spring: 2.3 mi
  • Melvin Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Spruce Spring: 2.9 mi
Waterfalls: 29
Nature reserves: 16
Attractions: 9
  • Kiwanis club: 9.0 mi
  • Cold springs resort: 18.9 mi
  • Bob the Bend Rock: 19.6 mi
  • Crockett Lodge: 21.4 mi
  • Clear Lake Resort: 21.5 mi
Cliffs: 7
Gardens: 5
Picnic sites: 5
  • Beach Day Use Area: 17.0 mi
  • Meadow Day Use Area: 18.7 mi
  • Olallie Day Use Area: 19.7 mi
  • Lost Lake Day Use Area: 21.3 mi
  • Clear Lake Day Use Area: 21.4 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • Frank T. Johns: 18.8 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial: 18.9 mi
  • Peace Statue: 19.0 mi
  • Terrence Hardington Foley: 20.4 mi
Museums: 3
Hot springs: 1
  • Bigelow Hot Spring: 20.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Whychus Creek Wild and Scenic River (Scenic Area). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South SisterSW 225°3,158.5 m8.0 mi
North SisterWSW 258°3,075 m5.9 mi
Middle SisterWSW 248°3,064 m6.8 mi
Hodge CrestSW 223°3,060 m8.0 mi
Broken TopSSW 197°2,795.93 m7.4 mi
Broken HandS 190°2,556.053 m7.1 mi
Ball ButteS 187°2,467.356 m8.3 mi
Little BrotherW 267°2,380.5 m7.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4119:19
June solstice05:2420:1020:54
September equinox06:5518:2819:06
December solstice07:4015:4416:31

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313338435057656456453630
Precip in1.71.41.30.81.51.00.60.60.61.12.22.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sisters, 9 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Western Toad12 obs
  • Scarlet Gilia11 obs
  • California Tortoiseshell8 obs
  • Snowbrush Ceanothus7 obs
  • Bloomer's goldenbush7 obs
  • American Pika6 obs
  • greenleaf manzanita6 obs
  • Cascades Frog5 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1098932000

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