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Cat Hill

Cat Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Cat Hill rises to 1,942 m in Oregon. Mount McLoughlin stands 2,895 m to the south, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Smith Rock, a peak 1.2 miles away. Volcanic Legacy passes 10 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1942 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.52374, -122.29919

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 31
  • Brown mtn trail no 1005 Trailhead: 12.1 mi
  • Spence Mountain Recreation Area: 19.4 mi
  • Rio Grande Caboose: 20.7 mi
  • Caboose SP 4755: 20.8 mi
  • Mopac Caboose: 20.8 mi
Parks: 30
Springs: 20
Waterfalls: 10
Cliffs: 8
Picnic sites: 5
  • Rainbow Bay Day Use Area: 11.1 mi
  • Annie Falls: 22.3 mi
  • Annie Falls (and Udo's): 22.3 mi
  • Osprey: 22.9 mi
  • Lodgepole Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
Historic sites: 3
Museums: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Cat Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount McLoughlinS 189°2,895 m5.5 mi
Pelican ButteE 95°2,440 m7.8 mi
Mount HarrimanSE 134°2,401 m14.8 mi
Crater MountainSSE 150°2,363 m15.5 mi
Greylock MountainSE 145°2,348 m14.1 mi
Whiteface PeakSE 146°2,338 m15.4 mi
Máalsi TipSSW 195°2,318 m5.9 mi
Devils PeakNNE 28°2,300 m9.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:22
June solstice05:3320:0820:51
September equinox06:5718:3119:08
December solstice07:3615:5416:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404245495662706964544439
Precip in6.04.44.43.72.61.30.60.51.23.36.37.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Prospect 2 SW, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1139460 — Cat Hill, Jackson County, Oregon.

OpenStreetMap element node/357307901

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