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Ben Hur Lampman Park

Ben Hur Lampman Park from directly overhead

Ben Hur Lampman Park is a park in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 328 m. Timber Mountain stands 1,341 m to the south, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Gold Hill Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Rogue-Umpqua passes 1.4 miles off.

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Coordinates42.42917, -123.05249

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Attractions: 27
  • Gold Gulch: 3.7 mi
  • Historic Nunan House: 8.7 mi
  • Historic C.C. Beekman House: 9.2 mi
  • Linda Brody Memorial Fountain: 9.3 mi
  • Rogue Valley Model Railroad Club: 10.3 mi
Historic sites: 21
  • Veteran's Memorial Tree: 0.3 mi
  • In Memory of Karen Chandler: 0.4 mi
  • Dedication by the faculty and students: 0.4 mi
  • Abandoned Gold Hill Power Plant: 0.8 mi
  • Gold Hill Dam: 0.8 mi
Artworks: 12
  • Rogue River: 0.5 mi
  • River Hawks: 6.0 mi
  • Rogue Gallery & Art Center: 11.7 mi
  • Grants Pass Caveman: 14.0 mi
  • The Glass Forge Gallery and Studio: 14.2 mi
Museums: 11
Gardens: 11
Nature reserves: 7
  • Jacksonville Forest Park: 7.3 mi
  • Whetstone Savanna Preserve: 7.4 mi
  • Agate Desert Preserve: 8.3 mi
  • William Mott Memorial Park: 8.4 mi
  • Beekman Woods: 9.3 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Rest areas: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • E: 8.6 mi
  • Roxy Ann Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
  • Madrone Ledge Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
  • Madrone: 23.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 2
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Ben Hur Lampman Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Timber MountainS 187°1,341 m7.2 mi
Elk MountainNW 308°1,341 m12.6 mi
Mount IsabelleSSW 197°1,329 m9.1 mi
Ben Johnson MountainS 188°1,271 m15.7 mi
Woodrat MountainS 170°1,257 m14.5 mi
Old Blue MountainSSW 213°1,231 m10.0 mi
Spignet ButteN 9°1,226 m13.9 mi
Baldy MountainS 186°1,212 m8.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4819:25
June solstice05:3620:1120:54
September equinox07:0018:3419:11
December solstice07:3915:5716:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404448536067757568564539
Precip in2.72.01.81.51.30.70.20.30.51.22.63.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Medford Intl AP, 10 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Western Fence Lizard8 obs
  • Pacific madrone8 obs
  • white campion8 obs
  • American Robin6 obs
  • Pacific poison oak6 obs
  • Mossy Rose Gall Wasp5 obs
  • Yellow Star-Thistle4 obs
  • Oregon Ash4 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/440526931

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