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Pillar Peak

Pillar Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Pillar Peak rises to 1,701 m in Oregon. Maiden Peak stands 2,379 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Lemish Butte, a peak 2.9 miles away. Cascade Lakes passes 5.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Oregon, United States of America

Wikidata Q49061250, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1701 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.81179, -121.94281

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Lemish Butte: 2.9 mi
  • Irish Mountain: 3.2 mi
  • Charlton Butte: 3.4 mi
  • Cultus Mountain: 3.6 mi
  • Taylor Butte: 3.8 mi
Waterfalls: 17
Springs: 10
Picnic sites: 7
Attractions: 3
Cliffs: 3
Parks: 3
  • Paulina View Disc Golf Course: 23.3 mi
  • Frontier Heritage Park: 23.8 mi
  • Mary McCallum Park: 24.6 mi
Hot springs: 2
  • McCredie Hot Springs - North Bank: 18.7 mi
  • McCredie Hot Springs - South Bank: 18.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Cougar: 23.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Pillar Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Maiden PeakS 185°2,379 m12.8 mi
The TwinsSSW 192°2,244 m7.5 mi
Fuji MountainSW 217°2,177 m13.2 mi
Mount RaySSW 208°2,134 m11.4 mi
Maklaks MountainS 178°2,129 m15.7 mi
Sheridan MountainENE 63°2,100.072 m14.2 mi
Irish MountainNNW 330°2,085 m3.2 mi
Cultus MountainE 82°2,058 m3.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4219:20
June solstice05:2620:1020:54
September equinox06:5618:2919:07
December solstice07:3915:4716:34

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303337425057656457473630
Precip in3.02.01.71.31.30.90.40.60.61.52.63.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wickiup DAM, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357313451

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