5700' view NW: Hodag Chair (top)	5700' view N: Three Fingered Jack, Mt Jefferson	5700' view NE: Green Chair (top)
5700' view N: Hogg Rock, US20 @ milepost 79	5700' view ESE: Cache Mountain	5700' view SSE: Mt Washington, Big Lake Picture is 17 minutes old
5400' view NNE: Mt Jefferson, Three Fingered Jack	5400' view NE: Ed Thurston Chair (top)	5400' view SE: Hayrick Butte & "Gripper" run
5000' view NNE: Manzanita Chair (top)	5000' view E: Black Butte	5000' view S: North side of Hoodoo Butte
4800' view SE: Easy Rider Chair (top)	4800' view SSW: Hoodoo Butte	4750' view S: Ed Thurston Chair (bottom) Picture is 20 minutes old
4700' view W: Headwall (base area)	4700' view NW: Hoodoo Bowl (base area)	4800' - Autobahn (tubing) (weekly update) Picture is 2.7 days old
4700' - Parking Lot (center)	4700' - Parking Lot (south) w/ Camper Row	4750' - Parking Lot (south end) Picture is 16 minutes old
Random shot #1, #2 (~weekly update)	Random shot #3, #4, (~weekly update)	Random shot #5, 6 (~weekly update)
3839' - US20 Milepost 75 - Santiam Jct East & West c/o ODOT TripCheck	4817' - US20 Milepost 80 - Santiam Pass c/o ODOT TripCheck	3222' - US20 Milepost 100 - Sisters & 3402' - US20 Milepost 91 - Camp Sherman Jct c/o ODOT TripCheck
Other nearby ODOT Cameras: 1670' - OR22 Milepost 48, 51 - Detroit RS, ODOT 4252' - US20 Milepost 64 - Tombstone Summit 645' - US20 Milepost 31 - Sweet Home / Foster Res. 1232' - OR126 Milepost 47 "@ McKenzie" - W, E	Other in-area cameras: Maxwell Butte Looking north-northwest from top of Ed chair	Mountain Cameras - static & timelapse c/o "mtcams.net"

The Views

Additional cameras have been added to help weather station users understand the current local weather conditions. These views attempt to include items both near and far, so that conditions can be better understood in the event of reduced visibility.

Some cameras were added for the view on a clear day. Clouds may obscure views from higher or lower camera sites under different conditions, so the redundant views of various mountains in the background can be useful to understand where cloud deck tops and bottoms are located.

Camera locations are constrained by power and communication resources, and year-round usefulness. Opportunities are limited, but interesting views will be added where possible.

Notes:

1. A new picture is taken every six minutes.
   - This web page is updated every twelve minutes.

2. Pictures will generally not be updated after twilight, after it gets too dark to get good pictures.
   - The sun is more than four degrees below the horizon.
   - Pictures of roads and parking areas will be updated at night, since this could be of use to late-night travelers.
   - Pictures of night skiing areas will be updated for days (Fri & Sat) and times (until 9PM) and dates when it's likely to be happening.

3. When visibility is reduced by clouds, fog, or precipitation, here's what you might not be seeing (sorted by elevation).

   Looking to the North & West	Elevation (feet)	Azimuth (degrees)	Distance (miles)
   Mt Jefferson	10497	012	19.4
   Three-Fingered Jack (Treeline on south ridge)	7841 (6800)	020	5.7
   Maxwell Butte	6229	347	4.4
   Crescent Mtn (over the Hodag lift's operator shack)	5750	287	10.9
   Hogg Rock (US20 milepost 79.5)	5040 (4650)	015	1.3

   In the area	Elevation (feet)	Azimuth (degrees)	Distance (miles)
   Hoodoo Butte (top)	5700	-	-
   Hayrick Butte	5520	South	0.8
   'Ed Chairlift top - Trees in south view	5400	South	0.02
   Manzanita Chairlift top	5000	North	0.05
   Hogg Rock - US 20 @ milepost 79	4400	North	1.6
   Santiam Pass - US 20 @ milepost 81	4817	East	0.5
   Parking lot & "Camper Row"	4700	South	0.01 - 0.2

   Looking to the South & East	Elevation (feet)	Azimuth (degrees)	Distance (miles)
   North Sister	10085	162	17.1
   Middle Sister	10047	165	18.2
   Mt Washington (North ridge tree line)	7794 (6400)	156	5.3
   Black Butte	6436	091	12.3
   Big Lake	4644	164	2.1

4. Views to the east and west are hard on the cameras. Since we want to have some portion of the sky in the picture, at some times of the year the camera will be pointed at a rising or setting sun.
   • This used to destroy TV cameras. Newer CCD-based cameras seem to tolerate this abuse. In case it matters, the following notes will be retained:
   • 'Ed chair camera - Between 25 April and 12 August, the morning sun
   • Base area camera - Between ~27 May and ~12 August, the evening sun.
   • Easy Rider camera - During the short days of the year, the morning sun.
   • Hodag chair camera - Spring & Summer sunsets (May-to-August)(dates not determined)

5. Other nearby web cameras:
   • Golden Eagle Cam - near Sisters. To support this camera, and learn more about its history, see the East Cascades Audubon Society web site.
   • Black Butte Ranch - the ranch's web site (3340') ~ US20 milepost 90
   • Suttle Lake Lodge & Boathouse had (during the Summer season) a streaming camera at the Boathouse. (Click on their "TAKE A LIVE LOOK AT THE LAKE" link) Maybe they'll leave it running (or move it to other windows) for the different seasons. I hope it keeps running.
     
   • Anyone know of any other web cameras in the area ?
   • And maybe we can encourage folks in places like Clear Lake, or Santiam Pass Ski Lodge to consider adding a camera to their web site.

6. If you have ideas for improvements to this picture page, please Email them to "".
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7. Related information:
   • How this page is created.
   • A map of the neighborhood.
   • Cascade Volcano WebCams - Amar Andalkar's site with pictures of mountains from Mount Meager in Canada to Popocatépetl in Mexico.
   • Mountain Cameras - Ben Stabley's interactive static & timelapse picture series for dates & times of your choosing
   • Oregon web cams - Looks like a well organized collection