Howard Prairie County Recreation Area
Howard Prairie County Recreation Area is a park in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 1,410 m. Mount McLoughlin stands 2,895 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Howard Prairie County Resort, a park 0.3 miles away. Volcanic Legacy passes 21 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1410 m
How to reach it
- 20.7 mi off the Volcanic Legacy, National
- 28.3 mi off the Rogue-Umpqua, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Howard Prairie County Resort: 0.3 mi
- Grizzly County Campground: 1.3 mi
- Willow Point County Campground: 1.8 mi
- Lilly Glen County Campground: 2.3 mi
- Klum Landing County Campground: 2.9 mi
- Shell Rock Butte: 4.1 mi
- Brush Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Table Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Henry Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Little Chinquapin Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Dunlop Ranch Cabin: 5.3 mi
- Walch Wayside Memorial: 12.9 mi
- Potter's Mill: 15.3 mi
- Iron Mike: 15.8 mi
- New Pokegama: 17.6 mi
- Brown mtn trail no 1005 Trailhead: 8.8 mi
- ScienceWorks: 14.5 mi
- Green Show: 15.8 mi
- Oregon Shakespeare Festival: 15.8 mi
- Cedarwood barn: 19.7 mi
- Clay St Community Garden: 14.2 mi
- Ashland Creek Community Garden: 15.5 mi
- Helman Community Garden: 15.7 mi
- Rose Garden: 16.0 mi
- Japanese Garden: 16.1 mi
- Rock Slide: 11.4 mi
- Pompadour Bluff: 12.3 mi
- Slinger Rock: 12.5 mi
- Klamath Rim: 17.9 mi
- Payne Cliffs: 18.3 mi
- Jenny Creek Spring: 4.3 mi
- Big Springs: 5.3 mi
- Latgawa Soda Springs: 6.5 mi
- Jack Spring: 10.9 mi
- Whiskey Spring: 17.5 mi
- Rainbow Bay Day Use Area: 14.1 mi
- Madrone: 16.0 mi
- Mirror Cove Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Madrone Ledge Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
- Roxy Ann Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
- Sharon Fen Preserve: 6.1 mi
- Oredson-Todd Woods: 14.6 mi
- Siskiyou Mountain Park: 15.0 mi
- Talent Historical Society: 19.3 mi
- Phoenix Museum: 21.0 mi
- Kid Time! Discovery Experience: 24.3 mi
- Captain Morgan: 19.9 mi
- Jack Daniel: 19.9 mi
- Rogue Gallery & Art Center: 24.2 mi
- Siskiyou Rest Area: 13.4 mi
- Suncrest Rest Area: 19.2 mi
- Pinehurst: 8.9 mi
- Butte Falls: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Howard Prairie County Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount McLoughlin | NNE 19° | 2,895 m | 14.9 mi |
| Crater Mountain | ENE 66° | 2,363 m | 14.8 mi |
| Máalsi Tip | NNE 17° | 2,318 m | 14.4 mi |
| Brown Mountain | NE 40° | 2,228 m | 11.1 mi |
| Wilámxa Tip | NNE 15° | 2,157 m | 15.1 mi |
| Summit Rock Point | E 99° | 1,994.002 m | 12.0 mi |
| Surveyor Mountain | E 99° | 1,987.296 m | 12.0 mi |
| Surveyor Peak | E 94° | 1,932.432 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:45 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 20:08 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 15:56 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 35 | 40 | 48 | 54 | 63 | 62 | 56 | 46 | 35 | 29 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Howard Prairie DAM, 3 mi away.
- Fairy-slipper30 obs
- Pacific trillium20 obs
- Pacific chorus frog16 obs
- snow queen15 obs
- Mountain Lorchel13 obs
- Common Garter Snake10 obs
- Western Fence Lizard9 obs
- Western Rattlesnake Plantain9 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357326765
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