Crater Mountain
Crater Mountain rises to 2,363 m in Oregon. Mount McLoughlin stands 2,895 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Whiteface Peak, a peak 1.1 miles away. Volcanic Legacy passes 7.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in Oregon, United States of America
Wikidata Q49022838, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2363 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 7.3 mi off the Volcanic Legacy, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Whiteface Peak: 1.1 mi
- High Knob: 1.5 mi
- Greylock Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Aspen Butte: 3.2 mi
- Mount Carmine: 3.4 mi
- Denny Creek Historic Monument: 7.8 mi
- Howard Bay Park: 10.4 mi
- Eagle Ridge County Park: 11.3 mi
- Klum Landing County Campground: 14.4 mi
- Klamath River Recreation Site: 14.6 mi
- Brown mtn trail no 1005 Trailhead: 9.1 mi
- Spence Mountain Recreation Area: 9.7 mi
- Caboose SP 4755: 20.2 mi
- Rio Grande Caboose: 20.3 mi
- Mopac Caboose: 20.5 mi
- Big Springs: 10.0 mi
- Jenny Creek Spring: 13.2 mi
- Christi's Spring: 13.5 mi
- Jack Spring: 14.5 mi
- Latgawa Soda Springs: 15.4 mi
- Dunlop Ranch Cabin: 13.7 mi
- John C Boyle Dam: 15.1 mi
- Lakeside Manner: 19.2 mi
- Oregon Tech Sign: 19.2 mi
- OIT Solar Lighting Project: 19.3 mi
- Rock Slide: 7.6 mi
- Modoc Rim: 16.7 mi
- Modoc Rim: 17.5 mi
- Algoma Incline: 18.1 mi
- Slinger Rock: 19.4 mi
- The Favell Museum: 19.8 mi
- Baldwin Hotel Museum: 19.9 mi
- Klamath County Museum: 20.3 mi
- Train Mountain Railroad Museum - Central Station: 20.7 mi
- Children’s Museum of Klamath Falls: 20.9 mi
- Rainbow Bay Day Use Area: 4.6 mi
- Castle Quad: 19.3 mi
- Castle Quad: 19.3 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 19.0 mi
- Arboretum: 19.3 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 20.0 mi
- Bailey Falls: 24.6 mi
- Seven Lakes Falls: 24.7 mi
- Ranger Falls: 24.7 mi
- Pinehurst: 18.4 mi
- Sharon Fen Preserve: 19.9 mi
- Klamath Welcome Center: 21.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Crater Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount McLoughlin | NW 313° | 2,895 m | 11.7 mi |
| Aspen Butte | ESE 106° | 2,503 m | 3.2 mi |
| Pelican Butte | N 1° | 2,440 m | 12.7 mi |
| Mount Harriman | NE 43° | 2,401 m | 4.2 mi |
| Mount Carmine | E 85° | 2,396 m | 3.4 mi |
| Greylock Mountain | NNE 11° | 2,348 m | 1.9 mi |
| Whiteface Peak | NE 50° | 2,338 m | 1.1 mi |
| Máalsi Tip | NW 310° | 2,318 m | 12.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:44 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:07 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 15:54 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 35 | 40 | 48 | 54 | 63 | 62 | 56 | 46 | 35 | 29 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Howard Prairie DAM, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1140399 — Crater Mountain, Klamath County, Oregon.
OpenStreetMap element node/357308417
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- Ashland · 30 mi
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