Red Cone Spring
Red Cone Spring is a spring in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,914 m. Mount Thielsen stands 2,799 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Cone, a peak 1.2 miles away. Volcanic Legacy passes 1.8 miles off.
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Volcanic Legacy, National
- 6.9 mi off the Rogue-Umpqua, National
Overlooks nearby
- Merriam Point · 3 mi
- Watchman Overlook · 3 mi
- The Watchman · 4 mi
- Discovery Point · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Red Cone: 1.2 mi
- Williams Crater: 2.8 mi
- Llao Rock: 2.9 mi
- Hillman Peak: 3.0 mi
- Desert Cone: 3.1 mi
- Merriam Point: 2.6 mi
- Rim of the Crater: 2.8 mi
- Witches Cauldron: 4.3 mi
- Rugged Crest: 5.7 mi
- Palisades: 6.3 mi
- Lightning Spring: 4.1 mi
- Boundary Springs: 5.5 mi
- Munson Springs: 6.7 mi
- Annie Spring: 8.5 mi
- Cascade Spring: 8.8 mi
- Rough Rider Falls: 8.3 mi
- National Falls: 8.4 mi
- Vidae Falls: 8.7 mi
- Plaikni Falls: 9.0 mi
- Duwee Falls: 9.1 mi
- Hurryon Camp: 7.8 mi
- Scott Creek Campground: 15.2 mi
- Rolling Grounds Camp: 17.6 mi
- Jackson F Kimball State Park: 20.5 mi
- Aiken County Park: 22.0 mi
- Goodbye Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
- Goodbye Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
- Vidae Falls Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
- Lodgepole Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
- Annie Falls (and Udo's): 12.7 mi
- Union Creek Wayside: 14.5 mi
- Beaver Marsh Rest Area - Northbound: 23.6 mi
- Beaver Marsh Rest Area - Southbound: 23.9 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather Plaque: 6.2 mi
- Abbott butte lookout: 18.7 mi
- Crater Lake Lodge History: 6.2 mi
- Lady of the Woods: 7.1 mi
- Natural Bridge: 15.9 mi
- Umpqua Hot Springs: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Red Cone Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Thielsen | NNE 29° | 2,799.4 m | 12.5 mi |
| Mount Scott | ESE 120° | 2,636 m | 9.9 mi |
| Mount Bailey | N 351° | 2,550.6 m | 11.3 mi |
| Howlock Mountain | NNE 28° | 2,546.299 m | 15.6 mi |
| Garfield Peak | SSE 153° | 2,454 m | 7.0 mi |
| Llao Rock | ESE 119° | 2,453 m | 2.9 mi |
| Applegate Peak | SSE 148° | 2,450 m | 7.7 mi |
| Cloudcap | ESE 121° | 2,444 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:44 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:09 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:30 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 15:51 | 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, 7 mi 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).
- white pasqueflower4 obs
- Cobwebby Paintbrush4 obs
- Western Toad3 obs
- mountain hemlock3 obs
- Davis' knotweed3 obs
- Clark's Nutcracker2 obs
- Lanceleaf Springbeauty2 obs
- Mount Hood pussypaws2 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/4308106655
Day trips start here
- Crater Lake National Park · 5 mi
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