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Garfield Peak

Garfield Peak rises to 2,454 m in Oregon. Mount Scott stands 2,636 m to the east-northeast, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Dyar Rock, a cliff 0.4 miles away. Volcanic Legacy passes 0.5 miles off.

The story

Garfield Peak is a mountain peak on the south end of Crater Lake in Crater Lake National Park, Oregon. The top of the peak reaches 7,976 feet (2,431 m) above sea level. The peak has a 1,000 feet (305 m) elevation trail to the summit from the Crater Lake lodge, one of the most popular hiking sites surrounding the lake. The 1.7-mile (2.7-kilometre) trail continues east toward Applegate Peak (8,126 feet (2,477 m) high). The peak is one of seven peaks on Crater Lake's rim to rise above 8,000 feet (2,438 m).

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Wikidata Q21010068, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,454 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.90402, -122.12308

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 23
Springs: 23
Waterfalls: 16
Parks: 14
Picnic sites: 8
  • Vidae Falls Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
  • Goodbye Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
  • Lodgepole Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
  • Annie Falls (and Udo's): 6.0 mi
  • Annie Falls: 6.1 mi
Museums: 2
  • Crater Lake Lodge History: 1.0 mi
  • Collier State Park Logging Museum: 21.8 mi
Historic sites: 2
Artworks: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Union Creek Wayside: 16.3 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 17.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Garfield Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ScottENE2,636 m5.6 mi
Llao RockN2,453 m4.8 mi
Applegate PeakESE2,450 m0.9 mi
CloudcapENE2,444 m4.5 mi
The WatchmanNW2,442 m3.7 mi
Hillman PeakNW2,433 m4.0 mi
Williams CraterNW2,315 m4.5 mi
Union PeakSW2,315 m7.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4419:21
June solstice05:3120:0820:52
September equinox06:5718:3019:07
December solstice07:3715:5216:38

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272628323945555550403126
Precip in10.17.57.86.23.62.30.80.81.94.89.611.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crater Lake NPS HQ, under a mile away.

Inside the official boundary of Crater Lake National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Jul.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1142578 — Garfield Peak, Klamath County, Oregon.

OpenStreetMap element node/357309572

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