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Thunder Beast Park

Thunder Beast Park from directly overhead

Thunder Beast Park is a park in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 1,378 m. Mount Scott stands 2,636 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Soloman Butte, a peak 4.0 miles away. Volcanic Legacy passes 9.2 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1378 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.77902, -121.83752

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 28
Attractions: 27
  • CABOOSE SP #4753: 15.3 mi
  • CABOOSE BN #12282: 15.4 mi
  • CABOOSE ATSF #999150: 15.4 mi
  • GONDOLA UP#908466: 15.4 mi
  • TANK CAR ACFX #6613: 15.4 mi
Springs: 22
Parks: 11
Waterfalls: 10
Picnic sites: 7
  • Osprey: 9.7 mi
  • Annie Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Annie Falls (and Udo's): 14.4 mi
  • Vidae Falls Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
  • Lodgepole Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
Museums: 3
Historic sites: 2
Artworks: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Thunder Beast Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ScottNW 318°2,636 m13.4 mi
Garfield PeakWNW 301°2,454 m16.8 mi
Llao RockNW 312°2,453 m20.2 mi
Applegate PeakWNW 302°2,450 m15.9 mi
CloudcapNW 316°2,444 m14.8 mi
The WatchmanNW 304°2,442 m20.4 mi
Hillman PeakNW 306°2,433 m20.6 mi
Union PeakW 281°2,315 m19.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:20
June solstice05:3020:0720:50
September equinox06:5518:2919:06
December solstice07:3515:5116:37

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293338435056646256463629
Precip in3.82.21.91.41.50.60.20.30.51.42.84.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chiloquin 12 NW (fort Klamath), 10 mi away.

  • Barred Owl1 obs
  • Great Horned Owl1 obs
  • Pronghorn1 obs
  • common beargrass1 obs
  • Dwarf Lupine1 obs
  • wax currant1 obs
  • Eight-spotted Skimmer1 obs
  • European Paper Wasp1 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/357348941

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