Light Peak
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Light Peak rises to 2,538 m in Oregon. Crane Mountain stands 2,577 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Drake Peak, a peak 1.3 miles away. Oregon Outback passes 7.9 miles off. 68 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Oregon, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49044164, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,537.5 m
How to reach it
- 7.9 mi off the Oregon Outback, National
- 29.1 mi off the Barrel Springs Back Country Byway
68 named places within 25 miles
- Drake Peak: 1.3 mi
- Twelvemile Peak: 1.7 mi
- McDowell Peak: 3.2 mi
- Crook Peak: 4.1 mi
- Stairstep Butte: 5.8 mi
- Mud Creek Spring: 3.3 mi
- Basin Spring: 9.8 mi
- Fawn Spring: 11.8 mi
- Hunters Spring: 18.8 mi
- White Rock Spring: 20.0 mi
- Abert Rim Viewpoint: 9.4 mi
- Chandler State Wayside: 10.3 mi
- Swimming Pool City Park: 12.7 mi
- McDonald City Park: 13.2 mi
- Soroptomist Park: 13.4 mi
- Abert Rim: 9.3 mi
- Collins Rim: 15.5 mi
- Cub Cliff: 24.4 mi
- Mc Chuck Wagon Western Heritage Exhibit: 12.7 mi
- Lake County Museum: 12.8 mi
- Schminck Memorial Museum: 12.8 mi
- Fisher Hot Springs: 19.0 mi
- Three Corners Monument: 22.7 mi
- Lily Lake Boating Site: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Light Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crane Mountain | SSW 196° | 2,577 m | 17.3 mi |
| Drake Peak | E 101° | 2,563 m | 1.3 mi |
| Mount Bidwell | S 182° | 2,529 m | 23.4 mi |
| Twelvemile Peak | NNW 344° | 2,482 m | 1.7 mi |
| Yellow Mountain | S 187° | 2,460 m | 23.6 mi |
| Warner Peak | ENE 62° | 2,444 m | 23.4 mi |
| Cougar Peak | W 271° | 2,414 m | 24.6 mi |
| Crook Peak | N 358° | 2,388 m | 4.1 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 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| 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, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357283600
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