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Hooper Springs County Wayside

Hooper Springs County Wayside from directly overhead

Hooper Springs County Wayside is a park in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 1,365 m. Mount Ashland stands 2,296 m to the southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarloaf, a peak 1.1 miles away. Rogue-Umpqua passes 24 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1365 m
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Coordinates42.24152, -122.52753

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 18
  • Dunlop Ranch Cabin: 7.8 mi
  • Walch Wayside Memorial: 9.9 mi
  • Iron Mike: 10.1 mi
  • Old washing machine: 15.2 mi
  • Al Densmore Bridge: 17.3 mi
Attractions: 13
Gardens: 11
  • Clay St Community Garden: 8.7 mi
  • Ashland Creek Community Garden: 9.8 mi
  • Helman Community Garden: 9.9 mi
  • Rose Garden: 10.2 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 10.4 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Springs: 8
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 6
  • Madrone: 10.4 mi
  • Madrone Ledge Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
  • Roxy Ann Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
  • Rainbow Bay Day Use Area: 18.9 mi
  • Mirror Cove Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
Museums: 6
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 3
  • Captain Morgan: 17.6 mi
  • Jack Daniel: 17.6 mi
  • Rogue Gallery & Art Center: 18.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Hooper Springs County Wayside. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AshlandSW 221°2,295.8 m14.7 mi
Brown MountainENE 57°2,228 m15.6 mi
Wagner ButteSW 236°2,211 m15.2 mi
Split RockSW 229°2,109 m15.6 mi
Old BaldyE 88°1,930 m12.2 mi
Chinquapin MountainSE 143°1,869.643 m7.7 mi
Table MountainSSE 150°1,863.242 m3.5 mi
Brush MountainE 87°1,861 m10.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:23
June solstice05:3520:0820:51
September equinox06:5818:3219:09
December solstice07:3615:5616:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303235404854636256463529
Precip in4.73.83.72.72.01.00.50.40.72.04.05.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Howard Prairie DAM, 8 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • giant white wakerobin7 obs
  • Pacific trillium6 obs
  • Striped Coralroot6 obs
  • Pacific chorus frog5 obs
  • Fairy-slipper5 obs
  • checker lily5 obs
  • California incense-cedar5 obs
  • white brodiaea5 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/357330185

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