Diamond Peak
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Diamond Peak rises to 2,665 m in Oregon. Maiden Peak stands 2,379 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Crater Butte, a peak 2.2 miles away. Cascade Lakes passes 12 miles off.
The story
Diamond Peak is a volcano in Klamath and Lane counties of central Oregon in the United States. It is a shield volcano, though it might also be considered a modest stratocone. Diamond Peak forms part of the Cascade Volcanic Arc, a segment of the Cascade Range in western North America extending from southern British Columbia through Oregon to Northern California. Reaching an elevation of 8,748 feet (2,666 m), the mountain is located near Willamette Pass in the Diamond Peak Wilderness within the Deschutes and Willamette national forests. Surrounded by coniferous forest and visible in the skyline from foothills near Eugene, Diamond Peak offers a few climbing routes and can be scrambled. Diamond Peak is one of Oregon's Matterhorns. The volcano, consisting mostly of basaltic andesite, has relatively steep slopes and an andesitic volcanic cone that contains pyroclastic materials at its core. The mountain has a number of subfeatures including Mount Yoran, Lakeview Mountain, and a number of cinder cones. Diamond Peak was thoroughly eroded by glaciers and has several cirques as a result.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q3026098, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2665.2 m
How to reach it
- 12.3 mi off the Cascade Lakes, National
- 18.2 mi off the Rogue-Umpqua, National
- 23.8 mi off the West Cascades, National
- 29.8 mi off the Volcanic Legacy, National
Overlooks nearby
- Diamond Lake Viewpoint · 24 mi
- Mt Thielson Viewpoint · 27 mi
- Mazama Viewpoint · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Crater Butte: 2.2 mi
- Diamond Rockpile: 2.2 mi
- Mount Yoran: 3.0 mi
- Bear Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Hemlock Butte: 4.4 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 5.0 mi
- Diamond Creek Falls: 6.0 mi
- Salt Creek Falls: 6.4 mi
- Warm Springs Falls: 12.2 mi
- Lemolo Falls: 12.6 mi
- Salt Creek Falls Observation Site & Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
- Tranquil Cove Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
- Tandy Bay Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
- Gold Lake Day Use Area: 9.0 mi
- Logger Butte Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
- Chuckle Springs: 5.9 mi
- Indigo Springs: 6.0 mi
- Cold Spring: 8.8 mi
- Dome Spring: 13.9 mi
- Crystal Springs: 14.4 mi
- Burley Bluff: 7.4 mi
- Devils Stairway: 21.9 mi
- Firemans Leap: 22.1 mi
- Flatiron Point: 23.2 mi
- McCredie Hot Springs - South Bank: 14.5 mi
- McCredie Hot Springs - North Bank: 14.6 mi
- Umpqua Hot Springs: 18.8 mi
- Greenwaters Park: 21.4 mi
- Salmon Creek Park: 21.6 mi
- Osprey Park: 22.9 mi
- the O: 22.5 mi
- Little Cultus Lake Boat Ramp: 23.8 mi
- Constitution Grove: 24.9 mi
- Oakridge Museum: 22.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Diamond Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maiden Peak | NE 52° | 2,379 m | 11.8 mi |
| Cowhorn Mountain | SSE 150° | 2,314 m | 9.7 mi |
| Sawtooth Mountain | SSE 166° | 2,225.3 m | 9.7 mi |
| Fuji Mountain | NNE 14° | 2,177 m | 9.8 mi |
| Mount Yoran | NNE 15° | 2,164 m | 3.0 mi |
| Lakeview Mountain | E 81° | 2,151 m | 5.6 mi |
| Mount Ray | NNE 27° | 2,134 m | 11.2 mi |
| Odell Butte | ESE 103° | 2,130 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:43 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 20:10 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:30 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 15:49 | 16:36 |
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 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 37 | 45 | 51 | 59 | 58 | 52 | 43 | 33 | 27 |
| Precip in | 5.7 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Odell Lake-east, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/1691537555
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