- Elevation, modelled
- 987 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Black Butte1,937 m · 24.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass22.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:53local time
- Coordinates
- 44.4127, -121.1368
Nichols Spring is a spring in Oregon, at a modelled 987 m. Black Butte stands 1,937 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Meralle Spring, a spring 0.4 miles away. McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass passes 22 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Nichols Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Butte | W 268° | 1,937 m | 24.7 mi |
| Green Mountain | E 85° | 1,737 m | 21.9 mi |
| Grizzly Mountain | E 79° | 1,710 m | 9.1 mi |
| Foley Butte | ENE 65° | 1,671.5 m | 19.1 mi |
| Awbrey Mountain | ENE 58° | 1,650 m | 17.6 mi |
| Hensley Butte | ENE 71° | 1,590.751 m | 15.7 mi |
| Sheep Rock | NE 56° | 1,584 m | 20.0 mi |
| Gray Butte | E 81° | 1,552 m | 1.8 mi |
- 22.3 mi off the McKenzie Pass-Santiam PassNational
- 29.2 mi off the Cascade LakesNational
Named places within 25 miles
- Diamond Bar Ranch Park: 8.0 mi
- Quince Park: 8.2 mi
- High Desert Sports Complex: 8.3 mi
- Culver City Park: 8.4 mi
- Dry Canyon: 8.8 mi
- Gray Butte: 1.8 mi
- Cyrus Hill: 2.0 mi
- Coyote Butte: 2.4 mi
- Eagle's Nest: 2.8 mi
- Monkey Face: 2.9 mi
- Meralle Spring: 0.4 mi
- Sumner Spring: 1.0 mi
- Kings Gap Spring: 1.7 mi
- Red Top Spring: 2.5 mi
- Upper Pine Ridge Spring: 4.2 mi
- Cajun Cliff: 2.7 mi
- Northern Point: 2.8 mi
- Red Ryder Buttress: 2.9 mi
- Red Wall: 3.0 mi
- Pleasure Palace: 3.0 mi
- Smith Rock State Park: 3.1 mi
- Whychus Canyon Preserve: 15.7 mi
- Aspen Hollow Preserve: 18.0 mi
- Camp Polk Meadow Preserve: 19.5 mi
- Willow Springs Preserve: 19.7 mi
- Cowboy Monument: 16.3 mi
- Wildland Firefighter Circle of Remembrance: 16.4 mi
- Wildland Firefighter Circle of Remembrance: 16.4 mi
- Ochoco Pointe Neighborhood Sign: 16.7 mi
- Welcome to Crook County Fairgrounds: 16.7 mi
- Steelhead Falls: 7.6 mi
- Big Falls: 8.2 mi
- Dry Falls: 10.5 mi
- Cline Falls: 11.1 mi
- Cline Falls: 11.5 mi
- A. R. Bowman Memorial Museum: 16.2 mi
- Cabin Museum: 16.4 mi
- Ericson Aircraft Collection: 17.8 mi
- Sisters Museum: 22.0 mi
- Museum at Warm Springs: 24.8 mi
- Redmond Caves Recreation Area: 11.5 mi
- High Desert Activity Center: 12.5 mi
- Dam Observatory: 14.7 mi
- Kiwanis club: 22.2 mi
- Railroad Car: 16.2 mi
- Sisters Fine Woodworking: 21.8 mi
- Kickoff: 23.2 mi
- Might of the Work Force: 24.5 mi
- Peter Skene Ogden State Scenic Viewport: 3.1 mi
- Harwood Restrooms: 15.7 mi
- Harwood Restrooms: 15.7 mi
- Bivouac tables: 3.6 mi
- Greenwood Day Use Area: 24.2 mi
- Upper Lone Pine Day Use Area: 24.6 mi
- Prineville Community Garden: 15.3 mi
- Petersen Rock Garden: 15.8 mi
- Sisters Community Garden: 21.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:39 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 20:09 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:25 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 15:40 | 16:29 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 37 | 41 | 46 | 53 | 60 | 68 | 67 | 60 | 49 | 39 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Redmond AP, 11 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jan–May — fullest in Apr, leanest in Jul.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 396 | 408 | 601 | 870 | 474 | 254 | 141 | 151 | 214 | 231 | 199 | 235 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Crooked River Blw Osborne Canyon, NR Opal City, OR, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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