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Frigid Spring

Frigid Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Frigid Spring is a spring in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 2,031 m. Gearhart Mountain stands 2,551 m to the west-southwest, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Head of River Spring, a spring 0.9 miles away. Oregon Outback passes 15 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.51789, -120.80863

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • 8134: 2.2 mi
  • Dead Horse Rim 8064: 2.6 mi
  • 8295: 2.8 mi
  • The Dome: 3.2 mi
  • Peak 8272: 3.6 mi
Springs: 49
Cliffs: 6
Parks: 5
Historic sites: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Frigid Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gearhart MountainWSW 247°2,551 m3.8 mi
8295WSW 256°2,528 m2.8 mi
Peak 8272WSW 250°2,521 m3.6 mi
8134NNE 27°2,476 m2.2 mi
Dead Horse Rim 8064NNE 30°2,458 m2.6 mi
Cougar PeakSSE 148°2,413.711 m17.2 mi
Grizzly PeakSSE 155°2,367.686 m20.2 mi
Slide MountainNNE 21°2,366 m12.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:16
June solstice05:2720:0220:45
September equinox06:5118:2519:02
December solstice07:3015:4816:34

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333640455359676659483730

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paisley, 18 mi away.

  • spreading fleabane1 obs
  • smooth-fruited sedge1 obs
  • Long-stolon Sedge1 obs
  • Raynold's sedge1 obs
  • Margined Calligrapher1 obs
  • Fire Morel1 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1191543837

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