Bohemia Mountain is a mountain peak in Lane County, Oregon at about 1,823 m (5,981 ft) above sea level. The nearest town is Culp Creek, about 21 km (13 mi) away (Bohemia Mountain lies SE of town).
Bohemia Mountain is a mountain in the Cascade Range of the U.S. state of Oregon, within the Umpqua National Forest. Its elevation is 5,994 feet (1,827 m). A trail traverses the mountain and leads to the summit. There is a location east of the trail's end where on a clear day one can see Mount Shasta, Mount Hood, and other peaks of the Cascades. Camping is available in the area. An abundance of wildflowers and plants bloom on the mountain from late June to mid-August, which attracts butterflies to the area.From the Wikipedia article “Bohemia Mountain”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sunrise & sunset directions
At Bohemia Mountain the sunrise point swings a long way through the year: about 56° (NE) at the June solstice and 123° (ESE) in late December. Sunset moves from 304° (NW) in June to 238° (WSW) in December, and the midday sun climbs to 70° in summer but only 23° in winter.
| Date | Sunrise | Azimuth | Sunset | Azimuth | Noon sun | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 7:15 AM | 90° E | 7:23 PM | 271° W | 46° | 12h 09m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 5:30 AM | 56° NE | 8:56 PM | 304° NW | 70° | 15h 26m |
| September equinox (Sep 22) | 6:59 AM | 89° E | 7:10 PM | 271° W | 47° | 12h 11m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 7:42 AM | 123° ESE | 4:38 PM | 238° WSW | 23° | 8h 56m |
Azimuth is measured clockwise from true north (90° = east, 270° = west). Computed for 2026; values change by less than a degree from year to year.
Golden hour & blue hour by month
Summits catch first and last light — alpenglow can turn rock pink or orange minutes before sunrise and after sunset while valleys stay in shadow.
| Month (15th) | Blue hour starts | Sunrise | Golden hour ends | Golden hour starts | Sunset | Blue hour ends | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:10 AM | 7:41 AM | 8:26 AM | 4:15 PM | 5:00 PM | 5:32 PM | 9h 18m |
| February | 6:41 AM | 7:10 AM | 7:50 AM | 5:01 PM | 5:41 PM | 6:11 PM | 10h 31m |
| March | 6:55 AM | 7:24 AM | 8:02 AM | 6:39 PM | 7:17 PM | 7:46 PM | 11h 54m |
| April | 5:59 AM | 6:29 AM | 7:07 AM | 7:15 PM | 7:54 PM | 8:24 PM | 13h 25m |
| May | 5:14 AM | 5:47 AM | 6:28 AM | 7:48 PM | 8:29 PM | 9:02 PM | 14h 42m |
| June | 4:54 AM | 5:30 AM | 6:13 AM | 8:11 PM | 8:54 PM | 9:30 PM | 15h 25m |
| July | 5:09 AM | 5:44 AM | 6:26 AM | 8:08 PM | 8:51 PM | 9:25 PM | 15h 07m |
| August | 5:45 AM | 6:16 AM | 6:56 AM | 7:36 PM | 8:16 PM | 8:47 PM | 13h 59m |
| September | 6:22 AM | 6:51 AM | 7:29 AM | 6:45 PM | 7:23 PM | 7:51 PM | 12h 32m |
| October | 6:56 AM | 7:25 AM | 8:04 AM | 5:50 PM | 6:29 PM | 6:58 PM | 11h 03m |
| November | 6:35 AM | 7:05 AM | 7:49 AM | 4:04 PM | 4:47 PM | 5:18 PM | 9h 41m |
| December | 7:05 AM | 7:38 AM | 8:25 AM | 3:49 PM | 4:36 PM | 5:08 PM | 8h 58m |
Local time (America/Los Angeles), including daylight saving time. Golden hour runs from about −4° to +6° solar altitude, so the morning golden hour begins during blue hour, before sunrise.
Milky Way & night sky
From Bohemia Mountain, the Milky Way core is visible in a dark sky from March through September. June gives the longest window (about 3.8 hours on a moonless night), and the core peaks around 18° above the southern horizon. Our light-pollution model puts the sky at about Bortle 2 (typical truly dark site), which is excellent for astrophotography.
| Month | Core visible (15th) | Hours | Max altitude | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Below 10° in darkness | — | -4° | — |
| February | Below 10° in darkness | — | 8° | — |
| March | 5:03 AM – 5:43 AM | 0.7 | 14° | SSE → SSE |
| April | 2:58 AM – 4:38 AM | 1.7 | 17° | SSE → S |
| May | 1:02 AM – 3:42 AM | 2.7 | 18° | SSE → S |
| June | 11:16 PM – 3:06 AM | 3.8 | 18° | SSE → SSW |
| July | 11:03 PM – 1:43 AM | 2.7 | 18° | S → SSW |
| August | 10:06 PM – 11:46 PM | 1.7 | 17° | S → SSW |
| September | 9:01 PM – 9:41 PM | 0.7 | 14° | SSW → SSW |
| October | Below 10° in darkness | — | 8° | — |
| November | Below 10° in darkness | — | -2° | — |
| December | Below 10° in darkness | — | -20° | — |
Window when the galactic core is at least 10° high during astronomical darkness on the 15th of each month. Pick nights within a few days of the new moon. Plan exact nights with the Milky Way planner.
Estimated sky darkness: 2 Bortle 2 — Typical truly dark site. The summer Milky Way shows rich structure; clouds look like black holes in the stars. Modeled zenith brightness ≈ 21.76 mag/arcsec². Aurora needs roughly Kp 6.5+ to show low on the northern horizon here.
Weather & best season
Long-term NASA satellite data for this area show July as the clearest month (about 25% average cloud cover) and December as the cloudiest (75%). August is the warmest month and December the coldest, which matters for gear, snow access and how long batteries last at night.
Average cloud cover (%)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °F | 64 | 64 | 70 | 78 | 87 | 94 | 103 | 99 | 96 | 86 | 74 | 58 |
| Low °F | 1 | -1 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 31 | 36 | 37 | 31 | 21 | 0 | -1 |
| Precip. (in) | 6.6 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 6.7 | 8.5 |
Monthly climatology for the surrounding 1° grid cell from NASA POWER (MERRA-2). Mountain sites can be colder and cloudier than the cell average.
Photography tips for this mountain peak
- Photograph the peak from a lake, meadow or ridge at sunrise when the face that looks east lights up first.
- Long lenses compress ridgelines; shoot the peak from several miles away to make it look massive.
- Afternoon thunderstorms are common in summer at high elevations — plan summit hikes for early morning.
- Snow on the summit holds detail best when you expose for the highlights and lift shadows later.
- Tell someone where you're going in remote areas and carry the ten essentials.
Season: Early summer keeps snow on the peaks with green valleys below; autumn adds aspen or larch color in many ranges.
Suggested gear: Telephoto lens, Lightweight tripod, Warm layers, Microspikes in shoulder seasons. Work out exposures with the depth of field, ND filter and NPF rule calculators.
Nearby photo spots
Other locations within 25 km of Bohemia Mountain, closest first.
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- Musick Guard Station1.4 km (0.9 mi) · reservable
- Lund Park Campground8.7 km (5.4 mi) · reservable
- Sharps Creek Recreation Site15.8 km (9.8 mi) · reservable
- Rujada Day Use Picnic Area16.2 km (10.1 mi) · reservable
- Rujada Campground16.3 km (10.1 mi) · reservable
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Sources
Location data: Wikidata, USGS GNIS / GeoNames, Wikipedia. Sun, moon and Milky Way times are computed by LWPhoto Atlas for 2026. Climate: NASA POWER. Sky darkness is a population-based estimate (Walker's law), not a measurement. See data sources & licenses.