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Sun Mountain

Sun Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sun Mountain rises to 1,671 m in Oregon. Mount Scott stands 2,636 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Jackson F Kimball State Park, a park 2.4 miles away. Volcanic Legacy passes 3.1 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1671 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.77263, -121.97974

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 27
Attractions: 27
  • CABOOSE ATSF #999150: 15.4 mi
  • CABOOSE BN #12282: 15.4 mi
  • CABOOSE WEYCO #2: 15.5 mi
  • LOGGING FLAT CAR WX: 15.5 mi
  • LOGGING FLAT CAR WX #59919: 15.5 mi
Springs: 24
Parks: 13
Waterfalls: 10
Picnic sites: 7
  • Annie Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Annie Falls (and Udo's): 7.6 mi
  • Lodgepole Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
  • Vidae Falls Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
  • Osprey: 10.4 mi
Museums: 3
Historic sites: 2
Artworks: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Sun Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ScottN 350°2,636 m10.6 mi
Garfield PeakNW 321°2,454 m11.6 mi
Applegate PeakNW 324°2,450 m10.9 mi
CloudcapNNW 344°2,444 m11.4 mi
The WatchmanNW 320°2,442 m15.3 mi
Hillman PeakNW 322°2,433 m15.7 mi
Union PeakWNW 288°2,315 m13.0 mi
Devils PeakSW 233°2,300 m14.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4319:20
June solstice05:3020:0720:51
September equinox06:5618:3019:07
December solstice07:3615:5216:38

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293338435056646256463629
Precip in3.82.21.91.41.50.60.20.30.51.42.84.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chiloquin 12 NW (fort Klamath), 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357316254

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