Mount Bachelor
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Mount Bachelor rises to 2,764 m in Oregon. South Sister stands 3,159 m to the north-northwest, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Tot Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Cascade Lakes passes 1.8 miles off.
The story
Mount Bachelor, formerly named Bachelor Butte, is a dormant stratovolcano atop a shield volcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc and the Cascade Range of central Oregon, United States. Named Mount Bachelor because it stands apart from the nearby Three Sisters, it lies in the eastern segment of the central portion of the High Cascades, the eastern segment of the Cascade Range. The volcano lies at the northern end of the 15-mile (24 km) long Mount Bachelor Volcanic Chain, which underwent four major eruptive episodes during the Pleistocene and the Holocene. The United States Geological Survey considers Mount Bachelor a moderate threat, but Bachelor poses little threat of becoming an active volcano in the near future. It remains unclear whether the volcano is extinct or just inactive. The Mount Bachelor ski area has operated on the mountain since 1958, and the volcano's summit hosts the Mount Bachelor Observatory. A center of winter recreation, the area offers alpine skiing and snowboarding, cross-country skiing, and dog sledding, among other activities. The summit can be reached by a climbing trail that travels over lava from the volcano.
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Wikidata Q766490, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2764 m
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Cascade Lakes, National
- 17.3 mi off the McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass, National
- 19.0 mi off the West Cascades, National
- 24.3 mi off the Oregon Outback, National
Overlooks nearby
- Vista Butte Sno-Park · 4 mi
- Arlies Rock/North Gateway Information Viewpoint · 12 mi
- Three Sisters Viewpoint · 20 mi
- Windy Point · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tot Mountain: 0.8 mi
- The Cone: 1.4 mi
- Kwolh Butte: 2.0 mi
- Tumalo Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Todd Ridge: 3.8 mi
- Mary McCallum Park: 13.1 mi
- Besson Commons: 14.2 mi
- Fort Rock Park: 14.3 mi
- Paulina Park: 14.5 mi
- Ponderosa Park: 15.3 mi
- Mountain Bike: 12.8 mi
- "Chicken": 14.2 mi
- Coyote: 16.7 mi
- Orb I: 17.4 mi
- Sunrise Spirit Column: 17.4 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 4.6 mi
- Upper Tumalo Falls: 6.7 mi
- Double Falls: 7.0 mi
- Tumalo Falls: 7.1 mi
- Phoenix Falls: 10.9 mi
- Soda Spring: 4.2 mi
- Blacktail Spring: 6.1 mi
- Farewell Spring: 7.4 mi
- Jack Pine Spring: 9.5 mi
- Cold Spring: 9.8 mi
- Whychus Creek Wild and Scenic River (Scenic Area): 14.3 mi
- La Pine State Park: 15.9 mi
- Cinder Cone Natural Area: 16.7 mi
- Archie Briggs Canyon Natural Area: 19.4 mi
- Riley Ranch Nature Reserve: 19.6 mi
- Cougar Buttress: 8.0 mi
- Tam McArthur Rim: 8.1 mi
- Power lines cliff: 11.8 mi
- Lane Plateau: 14.3 mi
- Obsidian Cliffs: 15.8 mi
- Little Cultus Lake Boat Ramp: 15.3 mi
- Lava Lands Visitor Center: 17.2 mi
- 1904 Miller Family Ranch and Sawmill: 17.4 mi
- Bob the Bend Rock: 19.9 mi
- Constitution Grove: 22.5 mi
- Miller's Landing Community Garden: 18.9 mi
- Franklin's Corner Community Garden: 20.3 mi
- Secret Garden: 23.1 mi
- Sisters Community Garden: 23.4 mi
- Frank T. Johns: 19.2 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 19.4 mi
- Peace Statue: 19.6 mi
- Terrence Hardington Foley: 20.9 mi
- The High Desert Museum: 17.3 mi
- Deschutes Historical Museum: 19.2 mi
- Sisters Museum: 22.7 mi
- Beach Day Use Area: 5.9 mi
- Meadow Day Use Area: 15.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Mount Bachelor. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Sister | NNW 335° | 3,158.5 m | 9.5 mi |
| Middle Sister | NNW 338° | 3,064 m | 12.6 mi |
| Hodge Crest | NNW 336° | 3,060 m | 9.1 mi |
| Broken Top | N 356° | 2,795.93 m | 7.2 mi |
| Broken Hand | N 4° | 2,556.053 m | 7.2 mi |
| Ball Butte | N 6° | 2,467.356 m | 6.0 mi |
| Tumalo Mountain | NE 52° | 2,370 m | 2.9 mi |
| Tot Mountain | S 177° | 2,309 m | 0.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:41 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 20:10 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:28 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 15:45 | 16:32 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 37 | 41 | 49 | 55 | 63 | 62 | 55 | 45 | 35 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sunriver, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357306545
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- Bend · 20 mi
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