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Cold Spring

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Elevation, modelled
498 m
Tallest summit within 12.6 miles
Mount Hood3,429 m · 11.7 mi
Nearest byway
Mount Hood8.4 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:00local time
Coordinates
45.5390, -121.7426
Cold Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Cold Spring is a spring in Oregon, at a modelled 498 m. Mount Hood stands 3,429 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Stone Spring, a spring 0.1 miles away. Mount Hood passes 8.4 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Cold Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HoodS 169°3,429 m11.7 mi
Illumination RockS 172°2,909 m11.9 mi
Pulpit RockSSE 169°2,663 m10.9 mi
Barrett SpurSSE 168°2,393 m10.2 mi
Barrett SpurSSE 168°2,392 m10.3 mi
Langille CragsSSE 162°2,205 m10.7 mi
The PinnacleSSE 167°1,593 m8.0 mi
Mount DefianceN 7°1,504 m7.6 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Waterfalls
Artworks: 33
Cliffs: 27
Beaches: 6
Ghost towns: 4
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4119:20
June solstice05:1920:1421:00
September equinox06:5518:2719:06
December solstice07:4515:3716:27

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343641465358646458483933
Precip in5.64.03.62.31.71.10.30.41.13.26.06.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Parkdale 1 NNE, 7 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–Jun — fullest in May, leanest in Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs31.129.529.831.733.730.223.820.418.317.522.027.6

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Bull Run River AT Lower Flume NR Brightwood, OR, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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