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Hardy Riffle County Park

Hardy Riffle County Park from directly overhead

Hardy Riffle County Park is a park in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 350 m. Timber Mountain stands 1,341 m to the south-southwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Dillon Falls, a waterfall 1.0 miles away. Rogue-Umpqua passes 0.6 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
350 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.45679, -123.00588

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Attractions: 26
  • Gold Gulch: 3.3 mi
  • Historic Nunan House: 9.7 mi
  • Rogue Valley Model Railroad Club: 9.8 mi
  • Historic C.C. Beekman House: 10.2 mi
  • Linda Brody Memorial Fountain: 10.2 mi
Historic sites: 21
  • Abandoned Gold Hill Power Plant: 2.3 mi
  • Gold Hill Dam: 2.3 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial Tree: 2.7 mi
  • In Memory of Karen Chandler: 2.9 mi
  • Dedication by the faculty and students: 2.9 mi
Artworks: 12
  • Rogue River: 2.6 mi
  • River Hawks: 8.5 mi
  • Rogue Gallery & Art Center: 11.3 mi
  • Grants Pass Caveman: 16.2 mi
  • The Glass Forge Gallery and Studio: 16.6 mi
Museums: 11
Gardens: 11
Nature reserves: 7
  • Whetstone Savanna Preserve: 5.8 mi
  • Agate Desert Preserve: 6.3 mi
  • William Mott Memorial Park: 7.2 mi
  • Jacksonville Forest Park: 8.9 mi
  • Beekman Woods: 10.3 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Waterfalls: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • E: 6.2 mi
  • Roxy Ann Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
  • Madrone Ledge Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
  • Madrone: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
Cliffs: 4
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Hardy Riffle County Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Timber MountainSSW 200°1,341 m9.6 mi
Elk MountainWNW 295°1,341 m13.6 mi
Mount IsabelleSSW 206°1,329 m11.8 mi
Woodrat MountainS 179°1,257 m16.1 mi
Old Blue MountainSW 217°1,231 m13.0 mi
Spignet ButteN 359°1,226 m11.8 mi
Baldy MountainSSW 198°1,212 m10.4 mi
Battle MountainNNW 337°1,212 m13.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4719:24
June solstice05:3620:1120:53
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, 9 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Western Fence Lizard5 obs
  • Southern Alligator Lizard4 obs
  • California black oak4 obs
  • Pacific madrone4 obs
  • scarlet fritillary4 obs
  • moth mullein4 obs
  • Pacific hound's tongue4 obs
  • Ferruginous Hawk3 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357350502

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