Lake Selmac County Park
Lake Selmac County Park is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 466 m. Grayback Mountain stands 2,148 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Siskiyou Field Institute - Deer Creek Center, a nature reserve 3.3 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 466 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Josephine County
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Eight Dollar Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Hayes Hill: 4.5 mi
- Mooney Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Wonder Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Kerby Peak: 6.6 mi
- Illinois River Forks State Park: 8.4 mi
- Matson County Park: 13.1 mi
- Whitehorse County Park: 13.5 mi
- Indian Hill Ranch: 13.6 mi
- Applegate County Park: 14.6 mi
- It's a Burl gallery: 5.8 mi
- The Dovetail joint: 5.8 mi
- Itskut & Shakshak: 13.9 mi
- Community: 13.9 mi
- Dragonfly: 16.1 mi
- Butterfly Pavilion: 9.3 mi
- Great Cats World Park: 9.4 mi
- Great Cats World Park: 9.4 mi
- Oregon Caves National Monument: 14.3 mi
- Fort Vanoy Farm Stand: 14.4 mi
- Kerbyville Museum: 5.9 mi
- Southern Oregon Bigfoot Experience: 7.4 mi
- Siskiyou Smokejumper Base Museum: 12.2 mi
- Oregon Caves Visitor Center: 14.3 mi
- Grants Pass Museum of Art: 17.6 mi
- Fort Briggs Historical Marker: 9.1 mi
- Sailor's Diggings - Waldo Memorial: 14.3 mi
- Car: 15.8 mi
- Reinhart Volunteer All Sports Park Entrance: 16.3 mi
- Rotary International Sundial: 16.4 mi
- Siskiyou Field Institute - Deer Creek Center: 3.3 mi
- Woodcock Bog RNA (BLM): 10.9 mi
- Rough and Ready State Natural Site: 12.8 mi
- Rough and Ready Preserve: 14.6 mi
- Little Illinois River Falls: 5.5 mi
- Illinois River Falls: 10.5 mi
- Loretta Falls: 18.7 mi
- Sixmile Recreation Site: 8.3 mi
- Store Gulch Picnic Site: 9.2 mi
- Iron Ring Picnic Site: 10.2 mi
- Manzanita Rest Area Southbound: 20.7 mi
- Manzanita Rest Area Northbound: 20.7 mi
- Collier Tunnel Rest Area: 22.1 mi
- Aching Spring: 8.1 mi
- Whisky Spring: 23.4 mi
- Devils Slide: 16.8 mi
- Green Wall: 22.1 mi
- Friends & Family Trellis: 16.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Lake Selmac County Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grayback Mountain | SE 128° | 2,148.23 m | 17.2 mi |
| Big Sugarloaf Peak | SE 125° | 2,030 m | 16.8 mi |
| Lake Mountain | SE 137° | 2,000 m | 16.2 mi |
| Mount Elijah | SE 139° | 1,929 m | 16.2 mi |
| Whiskers Peak | SSE 159° | 1,776 m | 17.3 mi |
| French Peak | SSE 165° | 1,673 m | 16.2 mi |
| Kerby Peak | ESE 116° | 1,659 m | 6.6 mi |
| Little Grayback Peak | SE 125° | 1,650 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:50 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:12 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:00 | 16:46 |
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 | 41 | 44 | 47 | 52 | 59 | 65 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 11.4 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 8.0 | 12.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cave Junction 1 WNW, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/926018031
Day trips start here
- Oregon Caves National Monument · 14 mi
- Grants Pass · 18 mi
- Merlin · 19 mi
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