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Williamson Mountain

Williamson Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Williamson Mountain rises to 1,921 m in Oregon. South Sister stands 3,159 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Sixbit Point, a peak 2.2 miles away. Cascade Lakes passes 1.9 miles off.

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Williamson Mountain, elevation 6,304 feet (1,921 m), is a peak in the Cascade Range in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is named after Lt. Robert S. Williamson, who with Lt. Philip Sheridan took part in the Pacific Railroad Surveys in central Oregon in 1855. The United States Board on Geographic Names approved the name in 1931. Before that, the peak was known by its Chinook Jargon name of Leloo Mountain (Wolf Mountain), derived from the French le loup (the wolf). The mountain lies slightly east of the border between Lane County and Deschutes County in the Deschutes National Forest and the Three Sisters Wilderness, southwest of Mount Bachelor. The Six Lakes Trail crosses the mountain between Lucky Lake to the southeast and Senoj Lake to the northwest. Forest Road 46 (Lava Lake Road) is about 2 miles (3.2 km) east of the mountain.

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Wikidata Q8021227, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1921.459 m
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Coordinates43.92398, -121.82547

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Sixbit Point: 2.2 mi
  • Lucky Butte: 2.8 mi
  • Red Crater: 3.0 mi
  • Elk Mountain: 3.4 mi
  • Moolack Butte: 4.8 mi
Waterfalls: 24
  • Fall Creek Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Indian Hole Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Upper Tumalo Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Double Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Tumalo Falls: 14.9 mi
Springs: 18
Parks: 17
  • Mary McCallum Park: 18.4 mi
  • Besson Commons: 19.3 mi
  • Paulina Park: 19.8 mi
  • Fort Rock Park: 19.9 mi
  • Ponderosa Park: 20.0 mi
Cliffs: 6
Attractions: 5
  • Little Cultus Lake Boat Ramp: 8.8 mi
  • Constitution Grove: 14.9 mi
  • Terwilliger (Cougar) Hot Springs: 23.3 mi
  • Lava Lands Visitor Center: 23.3 mi
  • 1904 Miller Family Ranch and Sawmill: 24.4 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Beach Day Use Area: 2.9 mi
  • Meadow Day Use Area: 22.5 mi
  • Gold Lake Day Use Area: 23.2 mi
  • McKenzie Bridge Day Use Area: 24.7 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Mountain Bike: 20.4 mi
  • "Chicken": 21.9 mi
  • Cougar: 23.3 mi
  • Coyote: 24.4 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Gardens: 1
Museums: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Bigelow Hot Spring: 24.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Williamson Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South SisterNNE 13°3,158.5 m12.7 mi
Hodge CrestNNE 14°3,060 m12.5 mi
Broken TopNNE 30°2,795.93 m12.6 mi
Mount BachelorENE 61°2,764 m7.8 mi
Ball ButteNE 37°2,467.356 m12.3 mi
Tumalo MountainENE 58°2,370 m10.7 mi
Tot MountainENE 66°2,309 m7.5 mi
Moon MountainNE 41°2,275.332 m11.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4219:20
June solstice05:2620:1020:54
September equinox06:5518:2819:06
December solstice07:3915:4616:33

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303337425057656457473630
Precip in3.02.01.71.31.30.90.40.60.61.52.63.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wickiup DAM, 18 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357318125

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