- Elevation, modelled
- 701 m
- Tallest summit within 23.5 miles
- Black Crater2,210 m · 23.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass14.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:54local time
- Coordinates
- 44.4414, -121.3467
Alder Springs is a spring in Oregon, at a modelled 701 m. Black Crater stands 2,210 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Dry Falls, a waterfall less than a tenth of a mile away. McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass passes 14 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of Alder Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Crater | WSW 239° | 2,210 m | 23.3 mi |
| Bald Peter | NW 311° | 1,980 m | 22.6 mi |
| Black Butte | W 259° | 1,937 m | 14.6 mi |
| Camp Creek Butte | NW 316° | 1,748 m | 23.5 mi |
| Grizzly Mountain | E 91° | 1,710 m | 19.3 mi |
| Cache Mountain | W 259° | 1,700 m | 21.8 mi |
| Trout Creek Butte | SW 229° | 1,690.421 m | 21.1 mi |
| Three Creek Butte | SSW 210° | 1,690.116 m | 23.1 mi |
- 14.2 mi off the McKenzie Pass-Santiam PassNational
- 28.9 mi off the Cascade LakesNational
- 29.4 mi off the West CascadesNational
Overlooks nearby
- Mount Washington Overlook · 21 mi
- Windy Point · 23 mi
- Three Sisters Viewpoint · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Peninsula: 5.7 mi
- LaFollette Butte: 6.0 mi
- Steamboat Rock: 6.3 mi
- Akawa Butte: 7.2 mi
- Juniper Butte: 7.3 mi
- Panorama Park: 2.3 mi
- Culver City Park: 8.9 mi
- Cline Falls State Park: 12.7 mi
- Quince Park: 12.8 mi
- Dry Canyon: 13.2 mi
- Alder Springs: 0.2 mi
- Alder Springs: 0.3 mi
- Opal Springs: 4.2 mi
- Nichols Spring: 10.5 mi
- Meralle Spring: 10.9 mi
- Big Canyon Rim: 8.6 mi
- Snake Rock: 11.2 mi
- The Christian Brothers: 11.2 mi
- The Christian Brothers: 11.2 mi
- Mesa Verde Wall: 11.2 mi
- Whychus Canyon Preserve: 7.9 mi
- Aspen Hollow Preserve: 10.2 mi
- Smith Rock State Park: 11.2 mi
- Camp Polk Meadow Preserve: 11.5 mi
- Willow Springs Preserve: 12.0 mi
- Dry Falls: 0.0 mi
- Steelhead Falls: 3.3 mi
- Big Falls: 5.5 mi
- Cline Falls: 12.2 mi
- Cline Falls: 12.6 mi
- Dam Observatory: 11.6 mi
- Kiwanis club: 14.5 mi
- Cold springs resort: 14.8 mi
- Redmond Caves Recreation Area: 15.7 mi
- High Desert Activity Center: 16.3 mi
- Sisters Museum: 14.3 mi
- Ericson Aircraft Collection: 18.6 mi
- Museum at Warm Springs: 22.7 mi
- Sisters Community Garden: 13.7 mi
- Petersen Rock Garden: 17.0 mi
- Sisters Fine Woodworking: 14.0 mi
- Kickoff: 24.5 mi
- Bivouac tables: 11.6 mi
- Alder Spring Lookout: 16.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:40 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 20:10 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:26 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 15:41 | 16:29 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 38 | 43 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 64 | 56 | 45 | 36 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sisters, 15 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–Mar — fullest in Feb, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 1,271 | 1,317 | 1,303 | 872 | 613 | 652 | 568 | 539 | 559 | 761 | 1,108 | 1,215 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Deschutes River Near Culver, OR, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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