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Siskiyou Smokejumper Base Museum

Siskiyou Smokejumper Base Museum from directly overhead

Siskiyou Smokejumper Base Museum is a museum in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 420 m. Althouse Mountain stands 1,926 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Rough and Ready State Natural Site, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Pacific Coast passes 28 miles off.

National Register of Historic Places # 06001035 (2006); Boundary increase # 14000960 (2014)

What to expect

Seasonal
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.10384, -123.68143

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Indian Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Woodcock Mountain: 3.7 mi
  • Waldo Hill: 4.6 mi
  • Lone Mountain: 5.4 mi
  • Elder Mountain: 6.1 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Great Cats World Park: 2.8 mi
  • Great Cats World Park: 2.8 mi
  • Butterfly Pavilion: 2.9 mi
  • Oregon Caves National Monument: 14.0 mi
  • Fir glade trailhead: 21.2 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Artworks: 5
  • The Dovetail joint: 6.7 mi
  • It's a Burl gallery: 6.8 mi
  • Tree of life: 24.4 mi
  • Madronita: 24.4 mi
  • Dragonfly: 24.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Museums: 3
  • Southern Oregon Bigfoot Experience: 4.8 mi
  • Kerbyville Museum: 6.6 mi
  • Oregon Caves Visitor Center: 14.1 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Sixmile Recreation Site: 13.6 mi
  • Store Gulch Picnic Site: 13.8 mi
  • Iron Ring Picnic Site: 14.5 mi
Parks: 2
  • Indian Hill Ranch: 1.9 mi
  • Illinois River Forks State Park: 3.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Sailor's Diggings - Waldo Memorial: 3.6 mi
  • Fort Briggs Historical Marker: 4.1 mi
Springs: 2
  • Aching Spring: 11.6 mi
  • Whisky Spring: 22.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Siskiyou Smokejumper Base Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Althouse MountainESE 119°1,925.726 m13.2 mi
Lookout MountainSSE 162°1,920 m14.4 mi
Youngs PeakS 172°1,908 m14.9 mi
Polar Bear MountainSSE 163°1,906 m14.8 mi
Little GraybackSE 139°1,867 m11.4 mi
Bolan MountainESE 117°1,836 m13.1 mi
Bear CubSSE 166°1,833 m15.1 mi
Black ButteSSE 163°1,826 m13.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5019:27
June solstice05:4020:1220:55
September equinox07:0318:3719:14
December solstice07:4116:0116:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414447525965737266554640
Precip in11.48.58.64.12.10.80.20.30.83.58.012.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cave Junction 1 WNW, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/532888992

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