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Lodgepole Picnic Area

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Elevation, modelled
1,782 m
Tallest summit within 14.5 miles
Mount Scott2,636 m · 8.7 mi
Nearest byway
Volcanic Legacyon it
Sunset, June solstice
20:51local time
Coordinates
42.8389, -122.1440
Lodgepole Picnic Area from directly overhead

Lodgepole Picnic Area is a picnic site in Oregon, at a modelled 1,782 m. Mount Scott stands 2,636 m to the northeast, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Cold Spring, a spring 0.2 miles away. Volcanic Legacy runs past it.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Lodgepole Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ScottNE 48°2,636 m8.7 mi
Garfield PeakNNE 13°2,454 m4.6 mi
Llao RockN 3°2,453 m9.3 mi
Applegate PeakNNE 25°2,450 m4.6 mi
CloudcapNE 39°2,444 m8.2 mi
The WatchmanNNW 349°2,442 m7.3 mi
Hillman PeakN 351°2,433 m7.9 mi
Union PeakW 263°2,315 m4.1 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 29
Springs: 27
Cliffs: 27
Waterfalls: 15
Artworks: 1
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4419:21
June solstice05:3120:0820:51
September equinox06:5718:3019:08
December solstice07:3715:5216:38

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jul–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272628323945555550403126
Precip in10.17.57.86.23.62.30.80.81.94.89.611.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crater Lake NPS HQ, 4 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Crater Lake National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Jul.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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