Peak · Oregon
Modoc Point
Modoc Point rises to 1,634 m in Oregon. Aspen Butte stands 2,503 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Modoc Rim, a cliff 0.6 miles away. Volcanic Legacy passes 8.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,634 m
How to reach it
Coordinates42.43955, -121.85884
- 8.4 mi off the Volcanic Legacy, National
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Modoc Benchmark: 1.8 mi
- Edgewood Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Spence Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Naylox Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Swan Lake Mountain: 8.5 mi
Parks: 50
- Hagelstein County Park: 4.7 mi
- Eagle Ridge County Park: 5.3 mi
- Henzel County Park: 7.1 mi
- Denny Creek Historic Monument: 8.8 mi
- Howard Bay Park: 9.2 mi
Attractions: 9
- Spence Mountain Recreation Area: 7.0 mi
- Caboose SP 4755: 7.9 mi
- Rio Grande Caboose: 8.1 mi
- CREW CAR UP #906l0l: 8.3 mi
- SLEEPER CAR NCL#2089 -- Lettered CN: 8.3 mi
Springs: 8
- Fourmile Spring: 17.4 mi
- Christi's Spring: 20.5 mi
- Wood River Headwaters: 21.4 mi
- Ranger Springs: 23.5 mi
- Jahn Spring: 24.4 mi
Historic sites: 7
- Oregon Tech Sign: 12.8 mi
- Lakeside Manner: 13.2 mi
- OIT Solar Lighting Project: 13.3 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 14.0 mi
- The M: 16.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Modoc Rim: 0.6 mi
- Algoma Incline: 5.7 mi
- Ya Whee Plateau Rim: 7.7 mi
- Swan Lake Rim: 11.7 mi
- Rock Slide: 22.5 mi
Museums: 6
- Train Mountain Railroad Museum - Central Station: 8.2 mi
- Collier State Park Logging Museum: 14.1 mi
- Klamath County Museum: 15.2 mi
- Baldwin Hotel Museum: 15.6 mi
- The Favell Museum: 15.6 mi
Gardens: 3
- Native Plant Garden: 13.0 mi
- Arboretum: 13.2 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 14.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Castle Quad: 13.3 mi
- Osprey: 14.0 mi
- Rainbow Bay Day Use Area: 18.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Root Beer Falls: 18.1 mi
- Bailey Falls: 24.8 mi
- Ranger Falls: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Klamath Welcome Center: 21.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Modoc Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspen Butte | SW 234° | 2,503 m | 14.5 mi |
| Pelican Butte | WNW 289° | 2,440 m | 15.5 mi |
| Mount Harriman | WSW 249° | 2,401 m | 12.7 mi |
| Mount Carmine | WSW 237° | 2,396 m | 13.6 mi |
| Crater Mountain | WSW 243° | 2,363 m | 16.6 mi |
| Greylock Mountain | WSW 248° | 2,348 m | 15.5 mi |
| Whiteface Peak | WSW 244° | 2,338 m | 15.5 mi |
| Swan Lake Point | ESE 103° | 2,216 m | 10.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 20:06 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 15:53 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 33 | 38 | 43 | 50 | 56 | 64 | 62 | 56 | 46 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chiloquin 12 NW (fort Klamath), 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1146382 — Modoc Point, Klamath County, Oregon.
OpenStreetMap element node/357312517
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