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Nimrod River County Park

Nimrod River County Park from directly overhead

Nimrod River County Park is a park in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 1,312 m. Swan Lake Point stands 2,216 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Council Butte, a peak 3.1 miles away. Volcanic Legacy passes 25 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1312 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.46376, -121.46500

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 35
Attractions: 27
  • COLUMBIA & COVITZ #5: 22.3 mi
  • CABOOSE SP #4753: 22.4 mi
  • BURRO CRANE Model 30: 22.4 mi
  • FLAT CAR UP#913272: 22.4 mi
  • SNOW SPREADER WEYCO #031: 22.4 mi
Cliffs: 8
Historic sites: 7
Museums: 6
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Castle Quad: 21.7 mi
  • Castle Quad: 21.7 mi
  • Osprey: 24.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • Cold Spring: 24.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Root Beer Falls: 24.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Nimrod River County Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Swan Lake PointWSW 250°2,216 m11.1 mi
Yainax ButteSE 133°2,201.266 m13.8 mi
Swan Lake MountainWSW 256°2,141.525 m12.0 mi
Saddle MountainWNW 288°2,090.014 m10.7 mi
Fuego MountainN 6°2,080 m12.2 mi
Edgewood MountainWSW 256°2,038 m13.1 mi
Calimus ButteNNW 337°2,012 m12.6 mi
Modoc BenchmarkW 267°2,000.098 m18.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4119:18
June solstice05:3020:0520:47
September equinox06:5418:2819:05
December solstice07:3315:5116:37

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323539445259676658473730
Precip in1.51.11.01.11.00.70.20.30.30.71.41.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Klamath Falls Intl AP, 26 mi away.

  • musk thistle2 obs
  • Rainbow Trout1 obs
  • broadleaf arrowhead1 obs
  • Pacific plum1 obs
  • western juniper1 obs
  • Two-tailed Swallowtail1 obs
  • hairy paintbrush1 obs
  • Canadian Waterweed1 obs

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357330254

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