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Harlow Crater

Harlow Crater, seen from above at true elevation

Harlow Crater rises to 1,895 m in Oregon. South Sister stands 3,159 m to the south, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Millican Crater, a peak 1.2 miles away. McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass passes 1.6 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1,894.6 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.24555, -121.76910

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Millican Crater: 1.2 mi
  • Black Crater: 1.7 mi
  • Yapoah Crater: 2.2 mi
  • Huckleberry Butte: 2.4 mi
  • Four in One Cone: 3.3 mi
Parks: 30
  • East Portal: 11.0 mi
  • Barclay Park: 11.2 mi
  • Village Green City Park: 11.3 mi
  • Elliot R Corbett II Memorial State Park: 11.4 mi
  • Cliff Clemens Park: 11.5 mi
Springs: 24
  • Pole Creek Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Sister Springs: 5.8 mi
  • Spruce Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Linton Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Black Pine Spring: 8.4 mi
Waterfalls: 22
Artworks: 10
  • Sisters Fine Woodworking: 11.5 mi
  • Mountain Bike: 23.0 mi
  • "Chicken": 23.4 mi
  • Coyote: 23.7 mi
  • Milky Way: 23.9 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 5
  • Olallie Day Use Area: 13.5 mi
  • Clear Lake Day Use Area: 14.4 mi
  • Lost Lake Day Use Area: 14.8 mi
  • Beach Day Use Area: 19.6 mi
  • McKenzie Bridge Day Use Area: 20.8 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Kiwanis club: 11.2 mi
  • Crockett Lodge: 14.4 mi
  • Clear Lake Resort: 14.5 mi
  • Cold springs resort: 15.9 mi
Gardens: 2
Museums: 1
  • Sisters Museum: 11.4 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Bigelow Hot Spring: 14.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Harlow Crater. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South SisterS3,159 m9.8 mi
North SisterS3,075 m5.5 mi
Middle SisterS3,064 m6.8 mi
Hodge CrestS3,060 m10.1 mi
Broken TopSSE2,796 m11.8 mi
Broken HandSSE2,556 m12.1 mi
Ball ButteSSE2,467 m13.2 mi
Little BrotherSSW2,381 m4.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4119:20
June solstice05:2420:1120:55
September equinox06:5518:2819:06
December solstice07:4015:4416:32

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313338435057656456453630
Precip in1.71.41.30.81.51.00.60.60.61.12.22.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sisters, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357349382

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