Myrtle Spring
Myrtle Spring is a spring in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,579 m. Rock Creek Butte stands 2,776 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Austin, a ghost town 3.6 miles away. Journey Through Time passes 1.4 miles off.
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the Journey Through Time
- 10.3 mi off the Elkhorn Drive
- 18.4 mi off the Blue Mountain
Overlooks nearby
- Mason Dam Viewpoint · 23 mi
- Baker Valley Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Twin Buttes: 3.7 mi
- Twin Buttes: 3.8 mi
- Psyche Butte: 4.5 mi
- Vinegar Hill: 6.1 mi
- Black Butte: 6.2 mi
- Camp Simms Spring: 6.4 mi
- Dixie Spring: 9.3 mi
- Rail Gulch Spring: 15.1 mi
- Mommoth Spring: 18.4 mi
- Blue Mountain Hot Springs: 21.2 mi
- Austin: 3.6 mi
- Bates: 4.5 mi
- Whitney: 9.0 mi
- Dixie: 9.7 mi
- Susanville: 15.9 mi
- Vinegar Hill-Indian Rock Scenic Area: 10.0 mi
- Sumpter Valley Dredge State Heritage Area: 14.5 mi
- Sumpter Valley Dredge State Park: 14.6 mi
- Prairie City Park: 17.7 mi
- Depot Park: 17.7 mi
- Cougar Mine Stamp Mill Site: 14.0 mi
- Susanville 3 Stamp Mill Site: 15.9 mi
- E&E Stampmill: 18.1 mi
- Mowich Loop Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
- Southeast Shore Recreation Site: 23.0 mi
- Coyote Bluff: 8.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Myrtle Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Creek Butte | ENE 58° | 2,775.5 m | 21.4 mi |
| Elkhorn Peak | ENE 61° | 2,722.2 m | 22.3 mi |
| Red Mountain | NE 43° | 2,721.3 m | 21.8 mi |
| Mount Ruth | NE 35° | 2,603 m | 20.5 mi |
| Mount Ireland | NNE 30° | 2,531 m | 14.8 mi |
| Vinegar Hill | NW 314° | 2,478 m | 6.1 mi |
| Columbia Hill | NE 39° | 2,469 m | 19.0 mi |
| Crown Point | NNE 32° | 2,438 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:28 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:59 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:15 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:29 | 16:17 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 29 | 35 | 40 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 62 | 54 | 43 | 32 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin 3 S, 5 mi away.
- Western Ponderosa Pine17 obs
- western larch3 obs
- Columbia Spotted Frog2 obs
- Pacific chorus frog1 obs
- Mule Deer1 obs
- American Red Squirrel1 obs
- spreading dogbane1 obs
- hookedspur violet1 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/10059969147
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