Head of River Spring
Head of River Spring is a spring in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 2,069 m. Gearhart Mountain stands 2,551 m to the southwest, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Frigid Spring, a spring 0.9 miles away. Oregon Outback passes 15 miles off.
How to reach it
- 14.6 mi off the Oregon Outback, National
Named places within 25 miles
- 8134: 1.9 mi
- Dead Horse Rim 8064: 2.3 mi
- 8295: 2.7 mi
- hill 7577: 3.2 mi
- Peak 8272: 3.5 mi
- Frigid Spring: 0.9 mi
- Boulder Spring: 4.2 mi
- Box Spring: 4.8 mi
- Lookout Spring: 4.9 mi
- Colt Spring: 5.3 mi
- Dead Horse Rim: 1.7 mi
- Coleman Rim: 13.5 mi
- Winter Ridge: 20.1 mi
- Cub Cliff: 22.4 mi
- Gerber Rim: 22.4 mi
- Mitchell Recreation Area: 7.1 mi
- Mitchell Monument: 7.1 mi
- Paddock Camp: 7.4 mi
- Foster Field: 15.6 mi
- Japanese Balloon Bomb Memorial: 7.1 mi
- Merritt Creek Trestle: 18.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Head of River Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gearhart Mountain | SW 232° | 2,551 m | 3.8 mi |
| 8295 | WSW 236° | 2,528 m | 2.7 mi |
| Peak 8272 | SW 235° | 2,521 m | 3.5 mi |
| 8134 | NE 51° | 2,476 m | 1.9 mi |
| Dead Horse Rim 8064 | NE 52° | 2,458 m | 2.3 mi |
| Cougar Peak | SSE 148° | 2,413.711 m | 18.1 mi |
| Grizzly Peak | SSE 154° | 2,367.686 m | 21.2 mi |
| Slide Mountain | NNE 24° | 2,366 m | 11.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:02 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 15:48 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 40 | 45 | 53 | 59 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 30 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paisley, 18 mi away.
- orange agoseris2 obs
- spreading fleabane1 obs
- smooth-fruited sedge1 obs
- Raynold's sedge1 obs
- Margined Calligrapher1 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 way/1191542216
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