Munson Springs
Munson Springs is a spring in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 2,073 m. Mount Scott stands 2,636 m to the east-northeast, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Crater Lake Lodge History, a museum 0.4 miles away. Volcanic Legacy runs past it.
How to reach it
- On the Volcanic Legacy, National
- 13.4 mi off the Rogue-Umpqua, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sinnott Memorial · 1 mi
- Discovery Point · 2 mi
- Phantom Ship Overlook · 2 mi
- The Watchman · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Garfield Peak: 0.8 mi
- Eagle Crags: 1.2 mi
- Applegate Peak: 1.7 mi
- Munson Point: 1.9 mi
- Mount Mazama: 2.9 mi
- Dyar Rock: 1.2 mi
- Eagle Crags: 1.4 mi
- Vidae Cliff: 1.9 mi
- Vidae Cliff: 2.0 mi
- Witches Cauldron: 2.4 mi
- Annie Spring: 2.7 mi
- Lightning Spring: 2.9 mi
- Cold Spring: 4.4 mi
- Anderson Spring: 4.6 mi
- Union Creek Spring: 6.0 mi
- Vidae Falls: 2.4 mi
- Duwee Falls: 2.8 mi
- Plaikni Falls: 4.5 mi
- Annie Falls: 6.1 mi
- Stuart Falls: 8.2 mi
- Scott Creek Campground: 10.9 mi
- Hurryon Camp: 13.5 mi
- Jackson F Kimball State Park: 14.0 mi
- Fort Klamath Park Museum: 16.8 mi
- Fort Klamath Park: 16.9 mi
- Goodbye Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
- Goodbye Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
- Vidae Falls Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
- Lodgepole Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
- Annie Falls (and Udo's): 6.1 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather Plaque: 0.5 mi
- Abbott butte lookout: 21.0 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 22.4 mi
- Crater Lake Lodge History: 0.4 mi
- Collier State Park Logging Museum: 22.3 mi
- Lady of the Woods: 0.5 mi
- Union Creek Wayside: 15.6 mi
- Natural Bridge: 16.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Munson Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Scott | ENE 78° | 2,636 m | 6.3 mi |
| Garfield Peak | E 90° | 2,454 m | 0.8 mi |
| Llao Rock | N 2° | 2,453 m | 4.8 mi |
| Applegate Peak | E 100° | 2,450 m | 1.7 mi |
| Cloudcap | ENE 69° | 2,444 m | 5.2 mi |
| The Watchman | NNW 328° | 2,442 m | 3.2 mi |
| Hillman Peak | NNW 335° | 2,433 m | 3.6 mi |
| Williams Crater | NNW 329° | 2,315 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:44 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 20:08 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:30 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 15:52 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 55 | 55 | 50 | 40 | 31 | 26 |
| Precip in | 10.1 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 6.2 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 9.6 | 11.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crater Lake NPS HQ, under a mile away.
Inside the official boundary of Crater Lake National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
- Clark's Nutcracker439 obs
- Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel364 obs
- mountain hemlock317 obs
- Lewis' monkeyflower218 obs
- pearly everlasting159 obs
- Whitebark Pine153 obs
- Canada Jay135 obs
- Scarlet Gilia118 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 node/2313752978
Day trips start here
- Crater Lake National Park · 3 mi
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