Ghost town · Oregon
Jonesboro
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. 47 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.
former unincorporated community in Oregon, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates43.79570, -117.91500
47 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 39
- 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
- China Rock: 12.8 mi
- Danger Point: 15.8 mi
- Steamboat Rock: 22.3 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Peter Skene Ogden Historical Marker: 7.7 mi
- King Brown Cabin: 21.8 mi
Springs: 2
- Kwii-na-a Spring: 9.1 mi
- Sai-be Spring: 14.7 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Rock | NW 320° | 2,078 m | 20.5 mi |
| Beulah Butte | WNW 299° | 1,771 m | 10.4 mi |
| Westfall Butte | N 352° | 1,751 m | 10.9 mi |
| Monumental Rock | S 183° | 1,742 m | 23.4 mi |
| Monument Peak | S 173° | 1,734 m | 9.2 mi |
| Kelsay Butte | NNW 336° | 1,722 m | 8.1 mi |
| Jones Butte | S 177° | 1,703 m | 7.4 mi |
| Black Butte | WSW 253° | 1,680 m | 15.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:56 | 19:26 | 20:04 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:54 | 21:38 |
| September equinox | 07:40 | 19:13 | 19:51 |
| December solstice | 08:23 | 16:31 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 35 | 43 | 49 | 58 | 65 | 75 | 73 | 63 | 50 | 37 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westfall, 17 mi away.
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