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Jonesboro

Jonesboro from directly overhead

Jonesboro is a ghost town in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 854 m. Castle Rock stands 2,078 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is School Section Table, a peak 4.0 miles away. 48 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.

former unincorporated community in Oregon, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates43.79570, -117.91500

48 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 40
  • School Section Table: 4.0 mi
  • South Mountain: 4.4 mi
  • Hunter Peak: 6.2 mi
  • Tims Peak: 7.0 mi
  • Jones Butte: 7.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
Historic sites: 2
  • Peter Skene Ogden Historical Marker: 7.7 mi
  • King Brown Cabin: 21.8 mi
Springs: 2
Parks: 1
  • Chukar Park: 12.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jonesboro. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Castle RockNW 320°2,078 m20.5 mi
Beulah ButteWNW 299°1,771 m10.4 mi
Westfall ButteN 352°1,751 m10.9 mi
Monumental RockS 183°1,742 m23.4 mi
Monument PeakS 173°1,734 m9.2 mi
Kelsay ButteNNW 336°1,722 m8.1 mi
Jones ButteS 177°1,703 m7.4 mi
Black ButteWSW 253°1,680.362 m15.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5619:2620:04
June solstice06:1020:5421:38
September equinox07:4019:1319:51
December solstice08:2316:3117:18

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303543495865757363503730
Precip in1.20.90.90.91.10.70.40.40.30.71.01.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westfall, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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