Cat Hill
About
Cat Hill is a summit of 6,385 feet in the Sky Lakes Wilderness, part of the High Cascades Ranger District of the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests in southern Oregon. The nearest town is Rocky Point, about 11 miles away. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at a similar elevation show July and August highs around 69°F with only about four wet days a month, while winter months bring highs near 33°F and rain on most days. The Cat Hill Way Trail starts just 0.4 miles away, and Blue Canyon and Blue Canyon Trail are both within about a mile and a half. For an overnight base, Fourmile Lake Campground sits about 4.5 miles off.
Summit Facts
Summit elevation
6,385 ft
Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).
Location
Cat Hill
Oregon
Name and location: U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program. View the GNIS record.
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: Jul–Sep. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 63–69°F and lows of 37–42°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Crater Lake Nps Hq, OR weather station, 27 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan33° high20° low
- Feb34° high19° low
- Mar36° high20° low
- Apr40° high23° low
- May49° high29° low
- Jun57° high34° low
- Jul69° high41° low
- Aug69° high42° low
- Sep63° high37° low
- Oct51° high30° low
- Nov38° high23° low
- Dec33° high19° low
Where it is
- Sky Lakes Wilderness · Wilderness
- High Cascades Ranger District · Ranger district
- Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · National forest
- Nearest town
- Rocky Point, Oregon · 11 mi
Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS GNIS populated places
Conditions
Active alerts for High Cascades Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Cat Hill Way TrailHiking0.4 mi
- Blue CanyonHiking0.8 mi
- Blue Canyon TrailHiking1.3 mi
- Fourmile Lake CampgroundCamping4.5 mi
- Fourbit Ford CampgroundCamping5.6 mi
- Whiskey Springs CampgroundCamping6.5 mi
- South Fork Big Butte CreekCanoeing8.3 mi
- Willow CreekCanoeing8.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
