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Whisky Hill

Whisky Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Whisky Hill rises to 1,801 m in Oregon. Steens Mountain stands 2,968 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is The Peaks, a peak 3.0 miles away. East Steens passes 2.7 miles off. 54 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Oregon, United States of America

Wikidata Q49089075, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1801 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.42434, -118.68296

54 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 23
Springs: 10
  • Belzar Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Frog Springs: 9.6 mi
  • Rincon Springs: 13.6 mi
  • Bear Dog Spring: 14.5 mi
  • Desert Bog Spring: 15.5 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Borax Hot Springs: 7.8 mi
  • Alvord Hot Springs: 11.2 mi
  • Alvord Hot Springs: 11.2 mi
  • Mickey Hot Springs: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 2
Parks: 2
  • Frog Spring - Alvord Desert Access: 9.6 mi
  • Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area: 24.6 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Starr Homestead: 14.4 mi
  • Roux Place: 15.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Mickey Hot Springs: 24.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Whisky Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Steens MountainNNE 20°2,968 m15.6 mi
Pueblo MountainS 176°2,631 m22.5 mi
Devine RockNNE 25°2,372 m17.0 mi
Alvord PeakS 191°2,173.83 m5.4 mi
The PeaksSSW 197°2,137 m3.0 mi
Square MountainSW 233°1,938 m13.7 mi
Ladycomb PeakS 183°1,900 m16.6 mi
Mahogany PointSW 218°1,862.6 m13.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
June solstice05:1919:5320:36
September equinox06:4318:1718:54
December solstice07:2215:4016:26

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313542475663747263513830

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fields, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357291181

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