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Payne Cliffs

Payne Cliffs, seen from above at true elevation

Payne Cliffs is a cliff in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 785 m. Mount Ashland stands 2,296 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Tombstone, a peak 0.7 miles away. Rogue-Umpqua passes 16 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
785 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.28874, -122.76448

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Blue Heron Park: 2.6 mi
  • Skyline park: 2.9 mi
  • Otto Caster park: 3.1 mi
  • Lynn Newberry Park: 3.1 mi
  • Colver Road Park: 3.2 mi
Attractions: 19
  • Pheasant Fields Farm: 3.7 mi
  • Medford Armory: 5.0 mi
  • Cedarwood barn: 5.1 mi
  • Southern Oregon Historical Society: 6.2 mi
  • Oregon Shakespeare Festival: 6.9 mi
Historic sites: 17
Gardens: 11
  • Pollenator Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Memorial rose garden: 4.0 mi
  • Learning Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Helman Community Garden: 6.1 mi
  • Ashland Creek Community Garden: 6.5 mi
Museums: 9
Nature reserves: 9
Springs: 8
  • Latgawa Soda Springs: 16.3 mi
  • Dutchman Spring: 18.3 mi
  • Sheep Camp Spring: 18.5 mi
  • Jack Spring: 19.3 mi
  • Yellowjacket Spring: 19.7 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Rogue Gallery & Art Center: 6.0 mi
  • Rogue River: 17.3 mi
  • Captain Morgan: 21.8 mi
  • Jack Daniel: 21.8 mi
  • River Hawks: 23.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Madrone Ledge Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
  • Roxy Ann Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
  • Madrone: 7.2 mi
  • E: 12.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Payne Cliffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AshlandS 170°2,295.8 m14.6 mi
Wagner ButteS 182°2,211 m11.8 mi
McDonald PeakS 178°2,202.5 m14.2 mi
Siskiyou PeakS 180°2,178.4 m15.7 mi
Split RockS 178°2,109 m13.6 mi
Table MountainESE 114°1,863.242 m15.2 mi
Henry MountainESE 114°1,840 m14.6 mi
Grizzly PeakE 100°1,804.416 m7.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4619:23
June solstice05:3520:0920:52
September equinox06:5918:3319:10
December solstice07:3815:5716:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394245495662696862524338
Precip in2.42.02.02.01.60.90.40.40.51.42.63.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ashland, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357285923

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