Mount Mitchell
Mount Mitchell rises to 1,448 m in Oregon. Schreiner Peak stands 1,740 m to the south-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Frazier Mountain, a peak 2.4 miles away. West Cascades passes 3.7 miles off.
The story
Mount Mitchell is a mountain in Clackamas County in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is located southwest of Mount Hood in the Roaring River Wilderness on the Mount Hood National Forest. The mountain was named for Roy Mitchell, a veteran of World War I who died fighting a wild fire. Prior to 1923 the mountain had been known as Oak Grove mountain although there were no oak trees on the mountain.
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Wikidata Q6922213, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1448 m
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the West Cascades, National
- 14.6 mi off the Mount Hood, National
Overlooks nearby
- Glen Thomas Site · 9 mi
- Zigzag Canyon Rim · 20 mi
- Sahalie Falls Viewpoint · 22 mi
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Frazier Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Grouse Point: 3.9 mi
- Oak Grove Butte: 4.2 mi
- Indian Ridge: 4.3 mi
- Signal Buttes: 4.8 mi
- Memaloose Falls: 13.1 mi
- Clackamas Falls: 13.3 mi
- Lower Clackamas Falls: 13.4 mi
- Pegleg Falls: 13.8 mi
- Yocum Falls: 16.5 mi
- Hole in the Wall Day Use Area: 8.0 mi
- Carter Bridge Day Use Site: 9.6 mi
- Big Eddy Day Use Site: 10.5 mi
- Moore Creek Boat Access Site: 11.8 mi
- Hoodland County Park: 16.3 mi
- Salmon River Slab: 12.8 mi
- Big Cliff: 13.3 mi
- Big Cliff: 13.4 mi
- Mississippi Head: 21.1 mi
- Illumination Rock: 22.2 mi
- West Coast Airlines Flight 956: 10.5 mi
- Clackamas Lake Historic Guard Station: 11.2 mi
- Bagby Hot Springs: 15.3 mi
- Underwater Viewing Chamber: 16.7 mi
- Underwater Viewing Chamber: 16.7 mi
- Clackamas Springs: 11.6 mi
- Clackamas Springs: 11.6 mi
- Bagby Hot Springs: 15.3 mi
- Kane Springs: 22.6 mi
- Kane Springs: 22.6 mi
- Susannah Lee Barlow & Samuel Kimbrough Barlow: 17.4 mi
- Upper Sandy Guard Station Cabin: 21.0 mi
- Gnarl Ridge Shelter Remains: 23.8 mi
- Original Stash Tribute Plaque: 24.6 mi
- Roaring River Wilderness: 3.7 mi
- Wildwood Recreation Site: 16.8 mi
- Milo McIver State Park: 23.2 mi
- Two Rivers Picnic Site: 6.6 mi
- Frog Lake Day Use Area: 15.7 mi
- Mt. Hood Cultural Center and Museum: 17.4 mi
- Sandy Historical Society: 24.1 mi
- Goverment Camp Rest Area: 17.6 mi
- Jawbone Flats: 21.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Mount Mitchell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schreiner Peak | SSW 192° | 1,740 m | 14.7 mi |
| Sisi Butte | SSE 154° | 1,714.195 m | 15.9 mi |
| West Pinhead Butte | SE 143° | 1,688 m | 14.9 mi |
| Big Slide Mountain | SSW 197° | 1,684 m | 15.6 mi |
| Knob Peak | SSW 194° | 1,681 m | 15.0 mi |
| North Pinhead Butte | SE 135° | 1,641 m | 15.6 mi |
| South Dickey Peak | SSW 203° | 1,631 m | 15.6 mi |
| Mount Lowe | S 178° | 1,625 m | 10.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:42 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 20:14 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:40 | 16:29 |
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 | 37 | 39 | 43 | 48 | 54 | 59 | 65 | 66 | 61 | 51 | 42 | 37 |
| Precip in | 9.3 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 6.2 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 6.2 | 10.0 | 11.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Three Lynx, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1146526 — Mount Mitchell, Clackamas County, Oregon.
OpenStreetMap element node/357312678
Day trips start here
- Government Camp · 17 mi
- Boring · 29 mi
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