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Nichols Spring

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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, seen from above at true elevation

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black ButteW 268°1,937 m24.7 mi
Green MountainE 85°1,737 m21.9 mi
Grizzly MountainE 79°1,710 m9.1 mi
Foley ButteENE 65°1,671.5 m19.1 mi
Awbrey MountainENE 58°1,650 m17.6 mi
Hensley ButteENE 71°1,590.751 m15.7 mi
Sheep RockNE 56°1,584 m20.0 mi
Gray ButteE 81°1,552 m1.8 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 58
Cliffs: 23
Waterfalls: 6
Artworks: 4
Ghost towns: 2
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3919:17
June solstice05:2120:0920:53
September equinox06:5218:2519:04
December solstice07:3815:4016:29

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353741465360686760493933
Precip in1.00.70.60.71.20.60.40.50.40.70.81.0

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs396408601870474254141151214231199235

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.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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