Mount Halo
Mount Halo rises to 1,281 m in Oregon. Bohemia Mountain stands 1,817 m to the south-southwest, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Pinard Butte, a peak 1.3 miles away. West Cascades passes 7.2 miles off.
The story
Mount Halo (previously known as Swastika Mountain) is a summit in Lane County, Oregon, in the United States. It is located within Umpqua National Forest. The mountain took its previous name from the extinct town of Swastika (1909), which was reportedly so named because a rancher there branded his cattle with the image of a swastika. A fire lookout tower stood atop Mount Halo until the 1950s. In August 2022, the Oregon Geographic Names Board confirmed that the name of the mountain would be changed from Swastika Mountain, to avoid association with the Nazi Party. Two proposals for a new name, "Umpqua Mountain" (referring to the national forest which the mountain is located in) and "Mount Halo" (referring to Chief Halito, leader of the Yoncalla Kalapuya tribe), were submitted. The name of Mount Halo was chosen on April 13, 2023.
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Wikidata Q18158926, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1280.77 m
How to reach it
- 7.2 mi off the West Cascades, National
- 14.3 mi off the Cottage Grove Covered Bridge
- 24.8 mi off the Rogue-Umpqua, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Pinard Butte: 1.3 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Holland Point: 2.4 mi
- Deception Rock: 2.5 mi
- Fivepoint Hill: 3.0 mi
- Osprey Park: 6.7 mi
- Bohemia Saddle County Park: 7.9 mi
- Greenwaters Park: 8.0 mi
- Salmon Creek Park: 8.3 mi
- Sharps Creek Wayside: 9.8 mi
- The General: 23.9 mi
- Coca-Cola: 23.9 mi
- Opal Whitely: 24.0 mi
- Dino Statue 1: 24.3 mi
- Dino Statue 2: 24.3 mi
- Moon Falls: 3.0 mi
- Spirit Falls: 3.3 mi
- Upper Trestle Creek Falls: 3.7 mi
- Brice Creek Falls: 10.8 mi
- Salmon Creek Falls: 12.4 mi
- Cline-Clark Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
- Hampton Boating Site: 8.6 mi
- CT Beach Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- Salmon Creeek Falls Day Use Area: 12.3 mi
- Signal Point Day Use Area: 13.9 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 14.3 mi
- Warm Springs: 16.6 mi
- Dome Spring: 19.4 mi
- Indigo Springs: 21.7 mi
- Chuckle Springs: 22.7 mi
- Firemans Leap: 18.0 mi
- Kellys Bluff: 20.1 mi
- Hipower Bluffs: 21.4 mi
- Devils Stairway: 22.9 mi
- Oakridge Museum: 8.1 mi
- Oregon Aviation Historical Society & Museum: 23.0 mi
- Bohemia Gold Mining Museum: 23.8 mi
- Bud Brandt: 23.6 mi
- Cottage Grove Peace Pole: 23.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 24.2 mi
- the O: 7.9 mi
- Lowell Covered Bridge: 17.4 mi
- McCredie Hot Springs - South Bank: 15.8 mi
- McCredie Hot Springs - North Bank: 15.8 mi
- Gettings Creek Rest Area Northbound: 23.5 mi
- Gettings Creek Rest Area Southbound: 23.6 mi
- Row River Nature Park: 22.4 mi
- The Ina Daughtery Garden: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Mount Halo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bohemia Mountain | SSW 198° | 1,817 m | 8.5 mi |
| Fairview Peak | SSW 199° | 1,808 m | 7.8 mi |
| Elephant Mountain | SSW 203° | 1,703 m | 7.0 mi |
| North Fairview Mountain | SSW 201° | 1,702 m | 7.3 mi |
| Grouse Mountain | S 188° | 1,678 m | 8.1 mi |
| Grizzly Mountain | S 187° | 1,661 m | 7.4 mi |
| Jackass Butte | SSW 194° | 1,613 m | 8.8 mi |
| Grass Mountain | SSE 157° | 1,556 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:45 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:12 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 15:50 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 44 | 48 | 54 | 59 | 65 | 66 | 61 | 51 | 42 | 37 |
| Precip in | 6.2 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 6.7 | 7.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oakridge Fish Hatchery, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357316323
Day trips start here
- Lowell · 18 mi
- Cottage Grove · 24 mi
- Creswell · 26 mi
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