Moss Spring
Moss Spring is a spring in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,915 m. Gearhart Mountain stands 2,551 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Moss Pass Butte, a peak 0.6 miles away. Oregon Outback passes 10 miles off.
How to reach it
- 10.1 mi off the Oregon Outback, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Moss Pass Butte: 0.6 mi
- Round Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Doe Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Myers Butte: 3.9 mi
- Buck Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Cannon Spring: 1.4 mi
- Buck Spring: 1.7 mi
- Clem Spring: 1.7 mi
- Antelope Springs: 4.7 mi
- Brush Spring: 9.9 mi
- Chandler State Wayside: 11.6 mi
- Abert Rim Viewpoint: 14.8 mi
- Cottonwood Reservoir County Park: 15.6 mi
- Abert Rim Historical Marker: 18.3 mi
- Mitchell Monument: 18.4 mi
- Coleman Rim: 12.1 mi
- Abert Rim: 14.6 mi
- Dead Horse Rim: 15.0 mi
- Cub Cliff: 16.8 mi
- Abert Rim: 17.9 mi
- Mc Chuck Wagon Western Heritage Exhibit: 20.7 mi
- Lake County Museum: 21.0 mi
- Schminck Memorial Museum: 21.0 mi
- Japanese Balloon Bomb Memorial: 18.4 mi
- L: 20.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Moss Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gearhart Mountain | W 276° | 2,551 m | 19.2 mi |
| Light Peak | ESE 122° | 2,537.5 m | 21.4 mi |
| 8295 | W 278° | 2,528 m | 18.5 mi |
| Peak 8272 | W 277° | 2,521 m | 19.1 mi |
| Twelvemile Peak | ESE 119° | 2,482.3 m | 20.2 mi |
| 8134 | WNW 290° | 2,476 m | 15.5 mi |
| Dead Horse Rim 8064 | WNW 291° | 2,458 m | 15.3 mi |
| Cougar Peak | SSW 210° | 2,413.711 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 20:01 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:47 | 16:33 |
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, 16 mi away.
- Western Ponderosa Pine1 obs
- chokecherry1 obs
- prairie smoke1 obs
- Cheatgrass1 obs
- Snowbrush Ceanothus1 obs
- wavyleaf paintbrush1 obs
- rough eyelashweed1 obs
- Blueleaf Beardtongue1 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/1191548498
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