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Japanese Garden

Japanese Garden from directly overhead

Japanese Garden is a garden in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 609 m. Mount Ashland stands 2,296 m to the south, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Ropers Bunion, a peak 0.1 miles away. Rogue-Umpqua passes 23 miles off.

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Getting there

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Coordinates42.19177, -122.71880
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Ropers Bunion: 0.1 mi
  • Ostrich Peak: 1.7 mi
  • Panther Peak: 2.8 mi
  • Winburn Ridge: 4.3 mi
  • Dunn Butte: 4.6 mi
Parks
Historic sites: 21
Attractions: 19
Gardens: 10
  • Rose Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Ashland Creek Community Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Helman Community Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Clay St Community Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Pollenator Garden: 7.2 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Springs: 8
  • Sheep Camp Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Dutchman Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Yellowjacket Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Latgawa Soda Springs: 16.8 mi
  • Jenny Creek Spring: 19.2 mi
Museums: 7
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 5
  • Madrone: 0.2 mi
  • Madrone Ledge Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
  • Roxy Ann Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
  • E: 19.3 mi
  • Mirror Cove Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Artworks: 4
  • Rogue Gallery & Art Center: 12.1 mi
  • Captain Morgan: 14.7 mi
  • Jack Daniel: 14.7 mi
  • Rogue River: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
Waterfalls: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Japanese Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AshlandS 179°2,295.8 m7.7 mi
Dutchman PeakSW 221°2,260.702 m13.5 mi
Observation PeakSW 216°2,237 m14.8 mi
Wagner ButteSSW 209°2,211 m5.8 mi
McDonald PeakSSW 193°2,202.5 m7.7 mi
Siskiyou PeakSSW 195°2,178.4 m9.3 mi
Big Red MountainSSW 213°2,149 m11.5 mi
Split RockSSW 196°2,109 m7.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4619:23
June solstice05:3620:0920:51
September equinox06:5918:3319:10
December solstice07:3715:5716:43

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, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Mule Deer210 obs
  • California groundcone110 obs
  • Pacific hound's tongue109 obs
  • Rose campion95 obs
  • Pacific madrone88 obs
  • Mallard79 obs
  • Steller's Jay78 obs
  • Tolmie's pussy ears77 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/168881787

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