Cascade Spring
Cascade Spring is a spring in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,974 m. Mount Thielsen stands 2,799 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Scott Bluffs, a cliff 0.8 miles away. Volcanic Legacy passes 1.0 miles off.
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Volcanic Legacy, National
- 13.2 mi off the Rogue-Umpqua, National
Overlooks nearby
- Skell Head · 1 mi
- Cloudcap · 2 mi
- Pumice Castle Overlook · 2 mi
- Victor View · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cloudcap: 1.8 mi
- Roundtop: 2.0 mi
- Mount Scott: 2.1 mi
- Bear Butte: 2.5 mi
- Scout Hill: 2.8 mi
- Scott Bluffs: 0.8 mi
- Wineglass: 1.4 mi
- Wineglass: 1.6 mi
- Redcloud Cliff: 1.8 mi
- Palisades: 2.1 mi
- Pothole Spring: 1.6 mi
- Anderson Spring: 3.0 mi
- Munson Springs: 6.8 mi
- Lightning Spring: 8.0 mi
- Maklaks Spring: 8.2 mi
- Plaikni Falls: 3.3 mi
- Vidae Falls: 6.2 mi
- Duwee Falls: 8.8 mi
- Annie Falls: 10.4 mi
- Stuart Falls: 14.4 mi
- Scott Creek Campground: 6.8 mi
- Jackson F Kimball State Park: 15.0 mi
- Thunder Beast Park: 15.2 mi
- Hurryon Camp: 16.5 mi
- Fort Klamath Park Museum: 18.1 mi
- Vidae Falls Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Goodbye Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
- Goodbye Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
- Lodgepole Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
- Annie Falls (and Udo's): 10.5 mi
- Beaver Marsh Rest Area - Northbound: 19.3 mi
- Beaver Marsh Rest Area - Southbound: 19.6 mi
- Union Creek Wayside: 21.7 mi
- Crater Lake Lodge History: 6.7 mi
- Collier State Park Logging Museum: 22.6 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather Plaque: 6.7 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 22.6 mi
- Lady of the Woods: 6.9 mi
- Natural Bridge: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Cascade Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Thielsen | N 351° | 2,799.4 m | 14.0 mi |
| Mount Scott | S 172° | 2,636 m | 2.1 mi |
| Mount Bailey | NW 325° | 2,550.6 m | 17.2 mi |
| Howlock Mountain | N 357° | 2,546.299 m | 16.6 mi |
| Garfield Peak | WSW 237° | 2,454 m | 6.1 mi |
| Llao Rock | WNW 284° | 2,453 m | 5.9 mi |
| Applegate Peak | SW 229° | 2,450 m | 5.6 mi |
| Cloudcap | SW 214° | 2,444 m | 1.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:43 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:08 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 15:51 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 55 | 55 | 50 | 40 | 31 | 26 |
| Precip in | 10.1 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 6.2 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 9.6 | 11.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crater Lake NPS HQ, 7 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).
- Cascade Monkeyflower49 obs
- Whitebark Pine38 obs
- cushion buckwheat27 obs
- Dwarf Lupine23 obs
- volcanic daisy23 obs
- Silverleaf phacelia17 obs
- common woolly sunflower16 obs
- ballhead ipomopsis16 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/2315614407
Day trips start here
- Crater Lake National Park · 4 mi
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