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Dee Wright Observatory, Deschutes National Forest

#4 among attractions in Deschutes National Forest

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Created: 1935Elevation: 5348 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 44°15'38"N, 121°48'4"W
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McKenzie HwyDeschutes National Forest 97413 United States

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Dee Wright Observatory – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Belknap Crater, Mount Washington, Black Crater, Condon Butte.

  • belknap crater mount washington wilderness2.6 miNW
    Natural attraction, Volcano

    Belknap Crater, Mount Washington Wilderness

    68 min walk • Belknap Crater is a shield volcano in the Cascade Range in the U.S. state of Oregon. Located in Linn County, it is associated with lava fields and numerous subfeatures including the Little Belknap and South Belknap volcanic cones.

  • mount washington mount washington wilderness5.3 miN
    Natural attraction, Volcano

    Mount Washington, Mount Washington Wilderness

    135 min walk • Mount Washington is a deeply eroded volcano in the Cascade Range of Oregon. It lies within Deschutes and Linn counties and is surrounded by the Mount Washington Wilderness area.

  • black crater sisters state park2.6 miE
    Natural attraction, Volcano

    Black Crater, Sisters State Park

    67 min walk • Black Crater is a steep-sided shield volcano in the Cascade Range of central Oregon, located north of the Three Sisters and east of McKenzie Pass.

  • condon butte sisters state park3.1 miSW
    Natural attraction, Mountain

    Condon Butte, Sisters State Park

    80 min walk • Condon Butte is a 5,901-foot summit in Lane County, Oregon, in the United States. The butte was named for Thomas Condon a Congregationalist minister and professor of geology at the University of Oregon.

  • mckenzie pass andrews forest0.4 miW
    Mountain pass, Nature

    McKenzie Pass, Andrews Forest

    11 min walk • McKenzie Pass, elevation 5,325 feet, is a mountain pass in the Cascade Range in central Oregon in the United States. It is located at the border of Linn and Deschutes counties, approximately 25 miles northwest of Bend, between the Three Sisters to the south and Mount Washington to the north.

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