Broken Top
Broken Top rises to 2,796 m in Oregon. South Sister stands 3,159 m to the west-northwest, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Broken Hand, a peak 1.0 miles away. Cascade Lakes passes 4.1 miles off.
The story
Broken Top is a glacially eroded complex stratovolcano. It lies in the Cascade Volcanic Arc, part of the extensive Cascade Range in the U.S. state of Oregon. Located southeast of the Three Sisters peaks, the volcano, residing within the Three Sisters Wilderness, is 20 miles (32 km) west of Bend, Oregon, in Deschutes County. Eruptive activity stopped roughly 100,000 years ago, and erosion by glaciers has since reduced the volcano's cone to where its contents are exposed. There are two named glaciers on the peak, Bend and Crook Glacier. Diverse species of flora and fauna inhabit the area, which is subject to frequent snowfall, occasional rain, and extreme temperature variation between seasons. Broken Top and its surrounding area constitute popular destinations for hiking, climbing, and scrambling.
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Wikidata Q658484, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2795.93 m
How to reach it
- 4.1 mi off the Cascade Lakes, National
- 11.6 mi off the McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass, National
- 18.6 mi off the West Cascades, National
- 27.6 mi off the Over the Rivers and Through the Woods
Overlooks nearby
- Vista Butte Sno-Park · 8 mi
- Three Sisters Viewpoint · 13 mi
- Arlies Rock/North Gateway Information Viewpoint · 15 mi
- Windy Point · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Broken Hand: 1.0 mi
- Cayuse Crater: 1.5 mi
- Ball Butte: 1.7 mi
- Moon Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Hodge Crest: 3.4 mi
- Tillicum Park: 15.4 mi
- Shevlin Park: 15.8 mi
- Village Green City Park: 16.1 mi
- East Portal: 16.1 mi
- Barclay Park: 16.1 mi
- Mountain Bike: 13.9 mi
- "Chicken": 14.9 mi
- Coyote: 16.4 mi
- Sisters Fine Woodworking: 16.6 mi
- Sunrise Spirit Column: 17.1 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 3.5 mi
- Phoenix Falls: 3.7 mi
- Upper Chush Falls: 4.2 mi
- Howlaak Falls: 4.3 mi
- The Cascades: 4.5 mi
- Soda Spring: 3.0 mi
- Blacktail Spring: 6.1 mi
- Farewell Spring: 6.2 mi
- Pole Creek Spring: 7.1 mi
- Linton Spring: 7.2 mi
- Whychus Creek Wild and Scenic River (Scenic Area): 7.4 mi
- Cinder Cone Natural Area: 17.8 mi
- Riley Ranch Nature Reserve: 18.3 mi
- Archie Briggs Canyon Natural Area: 18.4 mi
- Willow Springs Preserve: 18.5 mi
- Tam McArthur Rim: 2.7 mi
- Cougar Buttress: 8.2 mi
- Lane Plateau: 8.6 mi
- Obsidian Cliffs: 9.6 mi
- Obsidian Cliffs: 9.7 mi
- Beach Day Use Area: 9.8 mi
- Meadow Day Use Area: 16.7 mi
- Olallie Day Use Area: 20.8 mi
- McKenzie Bridge Day Use Area: 24.6 mi
- Clear Lake Day Use Area: 24.9 mi
- Kiwanis club: 16.2 mi
- 1904 Miller Family Ranch and Sawmill: 19.6 mi
- Bob the Bend Rock: 19.7 mi
- Lava Lands Visitor Center: 20.8 mi
- Little Cultus Lake Boat Ramp: 21.3 mi
- Sisters Community Garden: 17.0 mi
- Miller's Landing Community Garden: 18.8 mi
- Secret Garden: 18.9 mi
- Franklin's Corner Community Garden: 20.2 mi
- Petersen Rock Garden: 23.2 mi
- Frank T. Johns: 19.0 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 19.1 mi
- Peace Statue: 19.3 mi
- Terrence Hardington Foley: 20.7 mi
- Sisters Museum: 16.3 mi
- Deschutes Historical Museum: 19.1 mi
- The High Desert Museum: 19.5 mi
- Bigelow Hot Spring: 20.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Broken Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Sister | WNW 292° | 3,158.5 m | 3.7 mi |
| North Sister | NNW 328° | 3,075 m | 6.8 mi |
| Middle Sister | NW 317° | 3,064 m | 6.2 mi |
| Hodge Crest | WNW 290° | 3,060 m | 3.4 mi |
| Mount Bachelor | S 176° | 2,764 m | 7.2 mi |
| Broken Hand | E 88° | 2,556.053 m | 1.0 mi |
| Ball Butte | SE 134° | 2,467.356 m | 1.7 mi |
| Little Brother | NW 324° | 2,380.5 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:41 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 20:10 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:28 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 15:44 | 16:32 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 38 | 43 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 64 | 56 | 45 | 36 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sisters, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1138649 — Broken Top, Deschutes County, Oregon.
OpenStreetMap element node/357307411
Day trips start here
- Bend · 20 mi
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