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Mount Scott

Mount Scott, a peak in Oregon
Mount Scott, a peak in OregonConstantine Kulikovsky · CC BY-SA 3.0
Mount Scott, a peak in Oregon
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Mount Scott, a peak in Oregon
Ed Klimasauskas, USGS · Public domain
Mount Scott, a peak in Oregon
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Mount Scott, a peak in Oregon
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Mount Scott, a peak in Oregon
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Mount Scott rises to 2,636 m in Oregon. Mount Thielsen stands 2,799 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Pothole Spring, a spring 1.3 miles away. Volcanic Legacy passes 0.9 miles off.

About

The story

Mount Scott is a small stratovolcano and a so-called parasitic cone on the southeast flank of Crater Lake in southern Oregon. It is approximately 420,000 years old. Its summit is the highest point within Crater Lake National Park, and the tenth highest peak in the Oregon Cascades. A small fire lookout tower stands on the summit, at the end of a trail that zigzags approximately 1,500 feet (460 m) up the mountain. The mountain is named for Oregon pioneer Levi Scott, founder of Scottsburg, Oregon.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q1507158, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2,636 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.92300, -122.01621

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 23
Springs: 22
Waterfalls: 15
Parks: 13
Picnic sites: 7
  • Vidae Falls Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
  • Goodbye Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
  • Lodgepole Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
  • Annie Falls (and Udo's): 8.9 mi
  • Annie Falls: 8.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Beaver Marsh Rest Area - Northbound: 20.8 mi
  • Beaver Marsh Rest Area - Southbound: 21.1 mi
  • Union Creek Wayside: 21.8 mi
Museums: 2
  • Crater Lake Lodge History: 6.4 mi
  • Collier State Park Logging Museum: 20.5 mi
Artworks: 1
Historic sites: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 22.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Mount Scott. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ThielsenN2,799 m16.1 mi
Garfield PeakWSW2,454 m5.6 mi
Llao RockWNW2,453 m7.0 mi
Applegate PeakWSW2,450 m4.8 mi
CloudcapWNW2,444 m1.4 mi
The WatchmanW2,442 m8.0 mi
Hillman PeakWNW2,433 m8.0 mi
Williams CraterWNW2,315 m8.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4319:21
June solstice05:3020:0820:51
September equinox06:5618:3019:07
December solstice07:3715:5116:37

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272628323945555550403126
Precip in10.17.57.86.23.62.30.80.81.94.89.611.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crater Lake NPS HQ, 6 mi away.

In the park

Inside the official boundary of Crater Lake National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Jul.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1149176 — Mount Scott, Klamath County, Oregon.

OpenStreetMap element node/357315268

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