Ghost town · Oregon
Persist
Persist is a ghost town in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 866 m. Huckleberry Mountain stands 1,936 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Mule Hill, a peak 1.8 miles away. Rogue-Umpqua passes 4.0 miles off.
human settlement in United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates42.76651, -122.60726
- 4.0 mi off the Rogue-Umpqua, National
- 19.7 mi off the Myrtle Creek-Canyonville
- 23.2 mi off the Volcanic Legacy, National
Overlooks nearby
- White Point Lookout · 3 mi
- Viewpoint Mike · 8 mi
- Rogue Gorge chasm · 13 mi
- Rogue Gorge · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Mule Hill: 1.8 mi
- Bailey Butte: 2.2 mi
- Hibbard Point: 2.8 mi
- White Point: 2.8 mi
- Burnt Peak: 3.0 mi
Parks: 20
- Prospect State Park: 5.9 mi
- Joseph H Stewart County Park Day Use Area: 6.3 mi
- McLeod Wayside: 7.7 mi
- Rivers Edge Park: 7.7 mi
- Casey State Park: 8.6 mi
Springs: 15
- Cold Spring: 16.0 mi
- Thousand Springs: 18.5 mi
- Union Creek Spring: 20.1 mi
- Bigfoot Spring: 20.2 mi
- Boulder Spring: 20.3 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Mill Creek Falls: 6.0 mi
- Rumley falls: 7.6 mi
- Nob falls: 9.9 mi
- Butte Falls: 15.5 mi
- Red Blanket Falls: 19.3 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Blue Grotto: 4.9 mi
- Savage Bluffs: 10.4 mi
- Elephant Head: 12.9 mi
- Terra Nova: 15.2 mi
- Boston Bluff: 20.2 mi
Attractions: 4
- Neville-Nye Memorial Grove: 2.3 mi
- McGregor Park: 8.4 mi
- Natural Bridge: 11.1 mi
- World's Tallest Sugarpine: 14.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Woodruff Bridge Day Use Area: 8.4 mi
- Lodgepole Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
- Goodbye Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Abbott butte lookout: 12.6 mi
- All Unknown Veterans Memorial: 22.8 mi
- 1st Marine Divisions of all Wars Memorial: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Union Creek Wayside: 12.6 mi
Gardens: 1
- Creekside Park Community Garden: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Persist. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huckleberry Mountain | ENE 70° | 1,936 m | 15.8 mi |
| Red Blanket Mountain | ENE 78° | 1,908 m | 13.8 mi |
| Rustler Peak | SE 128° | 1,892 m | 16.6 mi |
| Abbott Butte | NNE 13° | 1,867 m | 12.6 mi |
| Whaleback | N 4° | 1,760 m | 9.5 mi |
| Falcon Butte | NNE 19° | 1,753 m | 13.6 mi |
| Quartz Mountain | N 10° | 1,726 m | 11.0 mi |
| Butler Butte | NNW 336° | 1,679 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:10 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 15:54 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 42 | 45 | 49 | 56 | 62 | 70 | 69 | 64 | 54 | 44 | 39 |
| Precip in | 6.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 6.3 | 7.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Prospect 2 SW, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Crater Lake National Park · 28 mi
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