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Cold Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,653 m
Tallest summit within 15.3 miles
South Sister3,158.5 m · 12.9 mi
Nearest byway
Cascade Lakes4.8 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:53local time
Coordinates
44.0532, -121.5201
Cold Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Cold Spring is a spring in Oregon, at a modelled 1,653 m. South Sister stands 3,159 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Jack Pine Spring, a spring 0.4 miles away. Cascade Lakes passes 4.8 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Cold Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South SisterWNW 286°3,158.5 m12.9 mi
North SisterWNW 302°3,075 m14.8 mi
Middle SisterWNW 297°3,064 m14.7 mi
Hodge CrestWNW 285°3,060 m12.5 mi
Broken TopWNW 283°2,795.93 m9.1 mi
Mount BachelorWSW 239°2,764 m9.8 mi
Broken HandWNW 285°2,556.053 m8.2 mi
Ball ButteW 277°2,467.356 m7.8 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Artworks: 42
Waterfalls: 26
Springs: 19
Cliffs: 7
Historic sites: 4
Picnic sites: 2
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4119:19
June solstice05:2420:0920:53
September equinox06:5418:2719:05
December solstice07:3915:4416:31

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343540445258666659483932
Precip in1.41.00.70.81.00.70.40.40.30.61.32.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bend, 12 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs25.125.024.328.542.132.917.013.815.117.324.225.3

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Bridge Creek Below Intake, Near Bend, OR, 3 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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