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Tumalo Mountain

Tumalo Mountain, a peak in Oregon
Tumalo Mountain, a peak in Oregonlawrencewill · CC BY 3.0

Tumalo Mountain rises to 2,370 m in Oregon. South Sister stands 3,159 m to the northwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is The Cone, a peak 2.3 miles away. Cascade Lakes passes 1.1 miles off.

The story

Tumalo Mountain is a shield volcano in the Cascade Range of central Oregon, located just northeast of Mount Bachelor across the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q770500, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2370 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.00536, -121.64270

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • The Cone: 2.3 mi
  • Vista Butte: 2.4 mi
  • Kapka Butte: 2.9 mi
  • Mount Bachelor: 2.9 mi
  • Tot Mountain: 3.4 mi
Parks
  • Mary McCallum Park: 12.3 mi
  • Fort Rock Park: 13.2 mi
  • Besson Commons: 13.4 mi
  • Paulina Park: 13.6 mi
  • Shevlin Park: 13.8 mi
Artworks: 46
Waterfalls: 23
Springs: 19
Cliffs: 7
Attractions: 5
  • 1904 Miller Family Ranch and Sawmill: 15.3 mi
  • Lava Lands Visitor Center: 15.7 mi
  • Bob the Bend Rock: 17.2 mi
  • Little Cultus Lake Boat Ramp: 18.1 mi
  • Kiwanis club: 20.3 mi
Gardens: 5
Historic sites: 4
  • Frank T. Johns: 16.6 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial: 16.7 mi
  • Peace Statue: 16.9 mi
  • Terrence Hardington Foley: 18.3 mi
Museums: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Beach Day Use Area: 8.6 mi
  • Meadow Day Use Area: 12.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Tumalo Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South SisterNW 317°3,158.5 m9.2 mi
North SisterNNW 330°3,075 m12.9 mi
Middle SisterNW 325°3,064 m12.1 mi
Hodge CrestNW 317°3,060 m8.9 mi
Broken TopNNW 332°2,795.93 m6.1 mi
Mount BachelorSW 232°2,764 m2.9 mi
Broken HandNNW 341°2,556.053 m5.7 mi
Ball ButteNNW 339°2,467.356 m4.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4119:19
June solstice05:2520:1020:54
September equinox06:5518:2819:06
December solstice07:3915:4416:32

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303237414955636255453528
Precip in2.92.01.51.21.71.10.50.60.81.42.43.2

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1151496 — Tumalo Mountain, Deschutes County, Oregon.

OpenStreetMap element node/357317067

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