Drake Peak
Drake Peak rises to 2,563 m in Oregon. Crane Mountain stands 2,577 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Light Peak, a peak 1.3 miles away. Oregon Outback passes 9.2 miles off. 64 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Oregon, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49025787, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,562.5 m
How to reach it
- 9.2 mi off the Oregon Outback, National
- 28.4 mi off the Barrel Springs Back Country Byway
64 named places within 25 miles
- Light Peak: 1.3 mi
- Twelvemile Peak: 2.5 mi
- McDowell Peak: 3.9 mi
- Crook Peak: 4.5 mi
- Irish Hill: 6.7 mi
- Mud Creek Spring: 4.4 mi
- Basin Spring: 11.1 mi
- Fawn Spring: 13.1 mi
- Hunters Spring: 20.1 mi
- White Rock Spring: 21.1 mi
- Abert Rim Viewpoint: 10.2 mi
- Chandler State Wayside: 11.4 mi
- Swimming Pool City Park: 13.6 mi
- Egan County Park: 13.6 mi
- McDonald City Park: 14.0 mi
- Mc Chuck Wagon Western Heritage Exhibit: 13.6 mi
- Lake County Museum: 13.7 mi
- Schminck Memorial Museum: 13.7 mi
- Abert Rim: 10.1 mi
- Collins Rim: 14.9 mi
- Fisher Hot Springs: 17.7 mi
- Three Corners Monument: 22.0 mi
- Lily Lake Boating Site: 22.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Drake Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crane Mountain | SSW 200° | 2,577 m | 17.4 mi |
| Light Peak | W 281° | 2,538 m | 1.3 mi |
| Mount Bidwell | S 185° | 2,529 m | 23.2 mi |
| Twelvemile Peak | NW 317° | 2,482 m | 2.5 mi |
| Yellow Mountain | S 190° | 2,460 m | 23.5 mi |
| Warner Peak | ENE 60° | 2,444 m | 22.4 mi |
| Crook Peak | NNW 342° | 2,388 m | 4.5 mi |
| High Point | ENE 59° | 2,360 m | 23.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:36 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:59 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:46 | 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 | 30 | 33 | 39 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 69 | 67 | 58 | 48 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lakeview 2 NNW, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1141230 — Drake Peak, Lake County, Oregon.
OpenStreetMap element node/357308884
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