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Sycan Spring

Sycan Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Sycan Spring is a spring in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,534 m. Yamsay Mountain stands 2,498 m to the west, 16 miles off. Oregon Outback passes 12 miles off. 116 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.89910, -121.04746

116 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 53
  • Sycan Spring: 0.0 mi
  • Tool Box Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Hawk Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Trough Spring: 4.0 mi
  • McCall Spring: 4.7 mi
Peaks: 53
  • Sycan Butte: 2.6 mi
  • Foster Butte: 4.6 mi
  • Pole Butte: 5.2 mi
  • Deer Head: 5.5 mi
  • Partin Butte: 7.1 mi
Cliffs: 4
Parks: 3
  • Summer Lake State Wildlife Area: 14.8 mi
  • Ana Reservoir County Park: 16.5 mi
  • Foster Field: 24.7 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Fremont Memorial: 14.5 mi
  • Merritt Creek Trestle: 14.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Summer Lake Rest Area: 14.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sycan Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Yamsay MountainW 278°2,498.141 m16.0 mi
Slide MountainSE 132°2,366 m22.2 mi
Bald Butte 7536SSE 146°2,297 m23.6 mi
Sandy ButteSE 132°2,271 m24.3 mi
Green MountainSSE 167°2,195 m20.9 mi
Hager MountainN 6°2,188 m7.7 mi
Shake ButteSSE 167°2,173 m17.4 mi
Fremont PointESE 102°2,169 m11.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3919:17
June solstice05:2620:0420:47
September equinox06:5218:2619:03
December solstice07:3315:4716:33

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333541465461696860493832
Precip in1.61.21.21.21.40.80.40.40.60.91.51.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Summer Lake 1 S, 14 mi away.

  • Rubber Rabbitbrush1 obs
  • greenleaf manzanita1 obs
  • whitestem frasera1 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/10059544857

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