Mount Washington
Mount Washington rises to 2,376 m in Oregon. North Sister stands 3,075 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Belknap Crater, a peak 3.3 miles away. McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass passes 4.7 miles off.
The story
Mount Washington is a deeply eroded volcano in the Cascade Range of Oregon. It lies within Deschutes and Linn counties and is surrounded by the Mount Washington Wilderness area. Like the rest of the Oregon Cascades, Mount Washington was produced by the subduction of the oceanic Juan de Fuca tectonic plate under the continental North American tectonic plate, forming during the late Pleistocene. Made mostly of mafic (rich in magnesium and iron) volcanic rock like subalkaline basalt and basaltic andesite, it has a volcanic plug occupying its summit cone and numerous dikes. It is surrounded by other volcanic features such as cinder cones and spatter cones. The volcano's last eruptions took place from spatter cones about 1,350 years ago, generating basaltic andesite lava deposits. Mount Washington has barren surroundings, which have seen little historical recreational use. A wagon road at McKenzie Pass was built in 1872, which was later paved during the 1930s. On August 26, 1923, the mountain was first ascended by six boys from the neighboring city of Bend. The surrounding area was designated the Mount Washington Wilderness by the federal government in 1964. The wilderness area is not heavily used, though it has a number of hiking trails. Wildlife is sparse in the region. Vegetation is mostly limited to pines and shrubs. Animal life includes deer, American black bear, cougar, various small animal species, and some fish species in the lakes.
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Wikidata Q3322182, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2375.611 m
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass, National
- 7.7 mi off the West Cascades, National
- 10.1 mi off the Over the Rivers and Through the Woods
- 20.7 mi off the Cascade Lakes, National
Overlooks nearby
- Windy Point · 5 mi
- Three Sisters Viewpoint · 6 mi
- Mount Washington Overlook · 7 mi
- Sahalie Falls Viewpoint · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Belknap Crater: 3.3 mi
- Patjens Butte: 3.4 mi
- Little Cache Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Little Belknap: 3.4 mi
- Dugout Butte: 3.5 mi
- Great Springs: 8.4 mi
- Paulina Spring: 8.8 mi
- Sister Springs: 11.3 mi
- Sister Springs: 11.4 mi
- Head of Jack Creek: 11.5 mi
- Sahalie Falls: 7.9 mi
- Koosah Falls: 8.1 mi
- Tamolitch Falls: 9.4 mi
- Obsidian Falls: 11.4 mi
- Linton Falls: 12.1 mi
- Ray Benson Sno-Park: 5.2 mi
- Elliot R Corbett II Memorial State Park: 6.2 mi
- East Portal: 14.2 mi
- Barclay Park: 14.5 mi
- Cliff Clemens Park: 14.6 mi
- Hackleman Old-Growth Grove: 13.4 mi
- Whychus Creek Wild and Scenic River (Scenic Area): 13.6 mi
- Indian Ford Meadow Preserve: 15.0 mi
- Camp Polk Meadow Preserve: 16.2 mi
- Willow Springs Preserve: 16.3 mi
- Obsidian Cliffs: 10.4 mi
- Obsidian Cliffs: 10.5 mi
- Lane Plateau: 12.2 mi
- Tam McArthur Rim: 19.0 mi
- Tidbits Wall: 24.5 mi
- Lost Lake Day Use Area: 7.9 mi
- Clear Lake Day Use Area: 8.4 mi
- Olallie Day Use Area: 11.3 mi
- McKenzie Bridge Day Use Area: 20.0 mi
- Crockett Lodge: 8.4 mi
- Clear Lake Resort: 8.5 mi
- Cold springs resort: 12.9 mi
- Kiwanis club: 14.4 mi
- Secret Garden: 14.1 mi
- Sisters Community Garden: 14.9 mi
- Bigelow Hot Spring: 12.7 mi
- Sisters Fine Woodworking: 14.6 mi
- Sisters Museum: 14.6 mi
- Geneva: 24.1 mi
- Alder Spring Lookout: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Mount Washington. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Sister | SSE 164° | 3,075 m | 11.9 mi |
| Middle Sister | SSE 168° | 3,064 m | 13.0 mi |
| Three Fingered Jack | N 359° | 2,390 m | 10.1 mi |
| Little Brother | S 169° | 2,380.5 m | 10.8 mi |
| Collier Cone | SSE 165° | 2,296 m | 10.3 mi |
| The Husband | S 184° | 2,293 m | 14.2 mi |
| Black Crater | SE 136° | 2,210 m | 6.4 mi |
| Belknap Crater | S 183° | 2,094.586 m | 3.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:42 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 20:11 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:28 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 15:44 | 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 | 31 | 32 | 35 | 39 | 46 | 52 | 59 | 59 | 54 | 44 | 35 | 30 |
| Precip in | 10.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 5.9 | 10.0 | 11.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santiam Junction, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1151927 — Mount Washington, Linn County, Oregon.
OpenStreetMap element node/357317607
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