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Grizzly Mountain

Grizzly Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Grizzly Mountain rises to 1,710 m in Oregon. Wildcat Mountain stands 1,828 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Lone Pine Artesian Well, a spring 4.2 miles away.

About

The story

Grizzly Mountain is located in Crook County, Central Oregon near the city of Prineville. Its summit is at 5,629 feet (1,716 m). It is composed of welded tuff and is a part of the Crooked River caldera.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q5609800, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1710 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.43818, -120.95559
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Pine Ridge: 5.6 mi
  • Round Butte: 6.2 mi
  • Cougar Rock: 6.8 mi
  • Hensley Butte: 6.8 mi
  • Gray Butte: 7.3 mi
Parks: 57
  • Crooked River Wetlands Complex: 8.4 mi
  • Gary A Ward Park: 10.0 mi
  • Gary A Ward Grass Field: 10.1 mi
  • Ochoco State Scenic Mini-Viewpoint: 10.3 mi
  • Harwood Park: 10.3 mi
Springs: 47
  • Lone Pine Artesian Well: 4.2 mi
  • Lower Pine Ridge Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Upper Pine Ridge Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Red Top Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Kings Gap Spring: 8.0 mi
Cliffs: 24
  • Delirium Tremens: 9.7 mi
  • Northern Point: 9.9 mi
  • Cajun Cliff: 10.2 mi
  • Red Wall: 10.2 mi
  • Red Ryder Buttress: 10.3 mi
Historic sites: 7
  • Cowboy Monument: 10.8 mi
  • Wildland Firefighter Circle of Remembrance: 10.8 mi
  • Wildland Firefighter Circle of Remembrance: 10.8 mi
  • Ochoco Pointe Neighborhood Sign: 10.8 mi
  • Welcome to Crook County Fairgrounds: 11.5 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Steelhead Falls: 16.6 mi
  • Big Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Cline Falls: 18.7 mi
  • Cline Falls: 18.9 mi
  • Dry Falls: 19.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Bivouac tables: 10.6 mi
  • Greenwood Day Use Area: 21.8 mi
  • Upper Lone Pine Day Use Area: 22.2 mi
Museums: 3
Attractions: 3
  • Redmond Caves Recreation Area: 17.1 mi
  • High Desert Activity Center: 18.1 mi
  • Dam Observatory: 19.3 mi
Gardens: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Railroad Car: 10.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Grizzly Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wildcat MountainE 92°1,828 m20.1 mi
Hash RockE 80°1,754 m17.1 mi
Green MountainE 89°1,737 m12.9 mi
Ingram PointENE 74°1,736 m17.3 mi
Foley ButteNE 54°1,671.5 m10.4 mi
Opal MountainENE 64°1,671 m21.6 mi
Awbrey MountainNE 38°1,650 m9.7 mi
Rocky ButteE 100°1,638 m17.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3819:16
June solstice05:2020:0820:53
September equinox06:5218:2519:03
December solstice07:3815:4016:28

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333438424955636256463731
Precip in1.41.11.21.31.51.20.50.40.51.11.51.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grizzly, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357309989

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