Ghost town · Oregon
Copper
Copper is a ghost town in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 594 m. Condrey Mountain stands 2,164 m to the southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Seattle Bar Day Use Area, a picnic site 1.1 miles away. Rogue-Umpqua passes 30 miles off.
Ghost town in Jackson County, Oregon
How to reach it
Coordinates42.02639, -123.14667
- 29.6 mi off the Rogue-Umpqua, National
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Collings Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Stein Butte: 2.4 mi
- Stricklin Butte: 3.1 mi
- Lick Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Abney Butte: 3.5 mi
Parks: 31
- Cantrall Buckley County Park: 14.2 mi
- Tunnel Ridge Recreation Site: 15.3 mi
- Little Applegate Recreation Site: 16.2 mi
- Happy Camp River Park: 19.8 mi
- Doc Griffin Park: 21.8 mi
Springs: 16
- Whisky Spring: 5.5 mi
- Kangaroo Spring: 8.1 mi
- Reeves' Ranch Spring: 9.5 mi
- Jackass Spring: 9.6 mi
- Alder Spring: 10.0 mi
Attractions: 13
- Bigfoot Trap: 2.1 mi
- Sanctuary One: 4.7 mi
- Cantrall Buckley Swimming Hole: 14.1 mi
- Oregon Caves National Monument: 14.3 mi
- Red Lily Vineyards: 14.7 mi
Museums: 6
- Oregon Caves Visitor Center: 14.2 mi
- The People's Center: 20.1 mi
- Historic Jackson County Courthouse: 22.0 mi
- Talent Historical Society: 23.8 mi
- Hanley Farm: 24.0 mi
Historic sites: 4
- Cabin: 5.1 mi
- Scotts Bar Monument: 20.8 mi
- Railroad Trestle: 21.7 mi
- Fort Briggs Historical Marker: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Ponytail Falls: 6.6 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 6.8 mi
- Loretta Falls: 20.1 mi
- Granite Falls: 22.5 mi
Gardens: 4
- Pollenator Garden: 24.2 mi
- Union Park Community Garden: 24.2 mi
- Learning Garden: 24.5 mi
- Japanese Garden: 24.7 mi
Artworks: 3
- Madronita: 17.9 mi
- Tree of life: 17.9 mi
- Dragonfly: 18.0 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Beebe Woods: 21.2 mi
- Beekman Woods: 21.7 mi
- Jacksonville Forest Park: 21.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Seattle Bar Day Use Area: 1.1 mi
- Madrone: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Buncom: 12.7 mi
- Sterlingville: 17.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Limestone Bluffs: 18.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Suncrest Rest Area: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Copper. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condrey Mountain | SE 125° | 2,164 m | 10.6 mi |
| Grayback Mountain | NW 304° | 2,148 m | 10.3 mi |
| Scraggy Mountain | ESE 121° | 2,117 m | 8.7 mi |
| Red Butte | SSW 196° | 2,054 m | 6.9 mi |
| Kangaroo Mountain | SSW 200° | 2,040 m | 7.8 mi |
| Big Sugarloaf Peak | NW 308° | 2,030 m | 10.7 mi |
| Arnold Mountain | W 264° | 2,026 m | 8.0 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | WSW 253° | 1,966 m | 10.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:48 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:10 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:00 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 47 | 51 | 59 | 65 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 55 | 45 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ruch, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Oregon Caves National Monument · 14 mi
- Klamath River · 20 mi
- Talent · 24 mi
- Medford · 25 mi
- Ashland · 26 mi
- Grants Pass · 30 mi
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