Garfield Peak
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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
- 2454 m
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Volcanic Legacy, National
- 13.7 mi off the Rogue-Umpqua, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sinnott Memorial · 1 mi
- Phantom Ship Overlook · 1 mi
- Discovery Point · 2 mi
- Kerr Notch · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Eagle Crags: 0.4 mi
- Applegate Peak: 0.9 mi
- Munson Point: 2.4 mi
- Mount Mazama: 2.5 mi
- The Watchman: 3.7 mi
- Dyar Rock: 0.4 mi
- Eagle Crags: 0.6 mi
- Vidae Cliff: 1.2 mi
- Vidae Cliff: 1.4 mi
- Dutton Cliff: 2.3 mi
- Munson Springs: 0.8 mi
- Annie Spring: 3.2 mi
- Lightning Spring: 3.5 mi
- Anderson Spring: 3.8 mi
- Cold Spring: 4.5 mi
- Vidae Falls: 1.8 mi
- Duwee Falls: 3.0 mi
- Plaikni Falls: 3.8 mi
- Annie Falls: 6.0 mi
- Stuart Falls: 8.6 mi
- Scott Creek Campground: 10.2 mi
- Jackson F Kimball State Park: 13.5 mi
- Hurryon Camp: 14.0 mi
- Fort Klamath Park Museum: 16.4 mi
- Fort Klamath Park: 16.5 mi
- Vidae Falls Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
- Goodbye Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
- Goodbye Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
- Lodgepole Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
- Annie Falls (and Udo's): 6.0 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather Plaque: 1.1 mi
- Abbott butte lookout: 21.7 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 21.9 mi
- Crater Lake Lodge History: 1.0 mi
- Collier State Park Logging Museum: 21.8 mi
- Lady of the Woods: 0.8 mi
- Union Creek Wayside: 16.3 mi
- Natural Bridge: 17.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Garfield Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Scott | ENE 76° | 2,636 m | 5.6 mi |
| Llao Rock | N 353° | 2,453 m | 4.8 mi |
| Applegate Peak | ESE 108° | 2,450 m | 0.9 mi |
| Cloudcap | ENE 65° | 2,444 m | 4.5 mi |
| The Watchman | NW 317° | 2,442 m | 3.7 mi |
| Hillman Peak | NW 325° | 2,433 m | 4.0 mi |
| Williams Crater | NW 320° | 2,315 m | 4.5 mi |
| Union Peak | SW 225° | 2,315 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:44 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 20:08 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 15:52 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 55 | 55 | 50 | 40 | 31 | 26 |
| Precip in | 10.1 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 6.2 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 9.6 | 11.3 |
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
Day trips start here
- Crater Lake National Park · 3 mi
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