Waldo Mountain
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Waldo Mountain rises to 1,937 m in Oregon. Maiden Peak stands 2,379 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Cupit Mary Mountain, a peak 2.4 miles away. West Cascades passes 7.8 miles off.
The story
Waldo Mountain is a summit in Lane County, Oregon, in the United States. with an elevation of 6,361 feet (1,939 m). It is in the Waldo Lake Wilderness and the Willamette National Forest. The mountain and nearby Waldo Lake were named for John B. Waldo, an Oregon jurist. The Waldo Mountain Fire Lookout stands at the summit.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q20712657, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1937 m
How to reach it
- 7.8 mi off the West Cascades, National
- 13.0 mi off the Cascade Lakes, National
- 27.4 mi off the McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass, National
- 29.9 mi off the Oregon Outback, National
Overlooks nearby
- Vista Butte Sno-Park · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cupit Mary Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Rigdon Butte: 2.7 mi
- Koch Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Taylor Butte: 4.9 mi
- Moolack Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Gold Lake Day Use Area: 9.7 mi
- Salt Creek Falls Observation Site & Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- Salmon Creeek Falls Day Use Area: 13.8 mi
- CT Beach Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- Cline-Clark Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
- Warm Springs: 11.0 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 11.4 mi
- Multiple Springs: 13.1 mi
- Wright Spring: 16.1 mi
- Cold Spring: 18.5 mi
- Lillian Falls: 4.6 mi
- Salt Creek Falls: 10.7 mi
- Diamond Creek Falls: 11.1 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 12.1 mi
- Salmon Creek Falls: 13.7 mi
- Constitution Grove: 8.0 mi
- Little Cultus Lake Boat Ramp: 11.7 mi
- the O: 18.4 mi
- Terwilliger (Cougar) Hot Springs: 23.1 mi
- Salmon Creek Park: 17.7 mi
- Greenwaters Park: 17.9 mi
- Osprey Park: 19.5 mi
- McCredie Hot Springs - North Bank: 10.3 mi
- McCredie Hot Springs - South Bank: 10.3 mi
- Burley Bluff: 12.3 mi
- Oakridge Museum: 18.1 mi
- Cougar: 23.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Waldo Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maiden Peak | SE 145° | 2,379 m | 11.7 mi |
| The Twins | ESE 123° | 2,244 m | 7.5 mi |
| Fuji Mountain | S 182° | 2,177 m | 7.3 mi |
| Mount Yoran | S 187° | 2,164 m | 14.1 mi |
| Mount Ray | SSE 160° | 2,134 m | 7.3 mi |
| Maklaks Mountain | SSE 147° | 2,129 m | 15.0 mi |
| Irish Mountain | NE 46° | 2,085 m | 8.6 mi |
| Cultus Mountain | ENE 72° | 2,058 m | 12.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:43 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:11 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 15:47 | 16:35 |
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 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 37 | 45 | 51 | 59 | 58 | 52 | 43 | 33 | 27 |
| Precip in | 5.7 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Odell Lake-east, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357317504
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