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South Saddle Mountain

South Saddle Mountain, a peak in Oregon
South Saddle Mountain, a peak in OregonCasey Coleman · CC BY-SA 4.0
South Saddle Mountain, a peak in Oregon
M.O. Stevens · Public domain
South Saddle Mountain, a peak in Oregon
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South Saddle Mountain, a peak in Oregon
M.O. Stevens · CC BY-SA 3.0
South Saddle Mountain, a peak in Oregon
M.O. Stevens · CC BY-SA 3.0
South Saddle Mountain, a peak in Oregon
M.O. Stevens · CC BY-SA 3.0

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South Saddle Mountain rises to 1,048 m in Oregon. Rogers Peak stands 1,116 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Woods Point, a peak 3.3 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 8.2 miles off.

About

The story

South Saddle Mountain is the tallest mountain in Washington County, Oregon, United States. Part of the Oregon Coast Range, the peak is located in the Tillamook State Forest in the northwest section of the state of Oregon. It is the eighth-highest peak of the Oregon Coast Range.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q7568356, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1048 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.54817, -123.37484
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Woods Point: 3.3 mi
  • Tuttle Point: 4.0 mi
  • Windy Point: 4.7 mi
  • Hembre Ridge: 5.6 mi
  • Elk Mountain: 7.1 mi
Parks
  • Lyda Camp OHV Staging Area: 4.2 mi
  • Rogers Forest Park: 5.2 mi
  • Rippling Waters: 9.1 mi
  • Jordan Creek OHV Staging Area: 9.3 mi
  • Menefee County Park: 10.7 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 27
Attractions: 14
Waterfalls: 12
  • University Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Fern Rock Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Stafford Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Haines Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Lee Falls: 7.2 mi
Artworks: 12
Gardens: 12
  • Waterwise Garden: 18.9 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 19.0 mi
  • Baker Memorial Healing Garden: 19.3 mi
  • Lloyd Baron Rhododendron Garden: 20.9 mi
  • Life Community Garden: 23.7 mi
Museums: 6
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 3
  • Normandin Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Fern Spring: 18.0 mi
  • La Toutena Mary Spring: 23.1 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Jones Creek Day Use Area: 9.2 mi
  • Picnic Shelter: 22.0 mi
  • The Love Garden Farm Stand: 23.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Sunset Rest Area: 17.6 mi
  • Tillamook River Rest Area: 23.3 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of South Saddle Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rogers PeakNW 314°1,116 m11.6 mi
Larch MountainNNW 342°1,044 m8.1 mi
Trask MountainSSW 198°1,040 m12.8 mi
Hembre RidgeWSW 247°1,039.4 m5.6 mi
Triangulation PointWNW 294°986 m14.2 mi
Kings MountainNW 304°977 m8.1 mi
Edwards ButteSW 234°956 m18.5 mi
Pinochle PeakNW 314°944 m15.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4719:26
June solstice05:2520:2121:07
September equinox07:0118:3419:13
December solstice07:5215:4416:33

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394145505761686862524438
Precip in7.25.85.03.32.21.40.30.51.33.77.28.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Forest Grove, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1163238 — South Saddle Mountain, Washington County, Oregon.

OpenStreetMap element node/357331333

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