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Soda Spring

Soda Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Soda Spring is a spring in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,796 m. South Sister stands 3,159 m to the northwest, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Todd Ridge, a peak 0.6 miles away. Cascade Lakes passes 1.4 miles off.

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How to reach it

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Coordinates44.03999, -121.69631

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Todd Ridge: 0.6 mi
  • Moon Mountain: 1.6 mi
  • Cayuse Crater: 1.6 mi
  • Ball Butte: 2.1 mi
  • The Cone: 2.8 mi
Parks
  • Shevlin Park: 15.8 mi
  • Mary McCallum Park: 15.9 mi
  • Shevlin Conservation Easement: 16.3 mi
  • Three Pines Park: 16.5 mi
  • Pacific Crest Athletic Fields: 16.5 mi
Artworks: 46
Waterfalls: 24
Springs: 19
Nature reserves: 18
Cliffs: 7
Attractions: 6
  • 1904 Miller Family Ranch and Sawmill: 18.4 mi
  • Little Cultus Lake Boat Ramp: 18.7 mi
  • Kiwanis club: 18.8 mi
  • Lava Lands Visitor Center: 19.1 mi
  • Bob the Bend Rock: 19.5 mi
Gardens: 5
Historic sites: 4
  • Frank T. Johns: 18.8 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial: 19.0 mi
  • Peace Statue: 19.2 mi
  • Terrence Hardington Foley: 20.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Beach Day Use Area: 7.6 mi
  • Meadow Day Use Area: 15.7 mi
  • Olallie Day Use Area: 22.7 mi
Museums: 3
Hot springs: 1
  • Bigelow Hot Spring: 22.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Soda Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South SisterNW 320°3,158.5 m5.7 mi
North SisterNNW 337°3,075 m9.5 mi
Middle SisterNNW 330°3,064 m8.7 mi
Hodge CrestNW 321°3,060 m5.3 mi
Broken TopN 357°2,795.93 m3.0 mi
Mount BachelorS 175°2,764 m4.2 mi
Broken HandNNE 16°2,556.053 m3.1 mi
Ball ButteNNE 30°2,467.356 m2.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4119:19
June solstice05:2520:1020:54
September equinox06:5518:2819:06
December solstice07:3915:4516:32

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303237414955636255453528
Precip in2.92.01.51.21.71.10.50.60.81.42.43.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sunriver, 16 mi away.

Streamflow

Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Jul — fullest in Jun, leanest in Mar.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs0.80.50.41.07.115.28.83.41.00.92.01.3

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge M F Tumalo Creek Abv Prowell Springs, NR Bend, OR, 3 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Wildlife nearby
  • Lewis' monkeyflower42 obs
  • white marsh marigold40 obs
  • mountain paintbrush31 obs
  • mountain hemlock30 obs
  • Davis' knotweed28 obs
  • Western Bog Laurel27 obs
  • white bog orchid26 obs
  • California Tortoiseshell25 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/3714570021

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