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North Mountain Park Nature Center

North Mountain Park Nature Center from directly overhead

North Mountain Park Nature Center is a park in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 534 m. Mount Ashland stands 2,296 m to the south, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is North Mountain Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Rogue-Umpqua passes 23 miles off.

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Coordinates42.20344, -122.69939
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites: 21
Attractions: 19
Gardens: 11
  • Ashland Creek Community Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Helman Community Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Rose Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Clay St Community Garden: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Springs: 9
  • Sheep Camp Spring: 14.8 mi
  • Dutchman Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Latgawa Soda Springs: 15.5 mi
  • Yellowjacket Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Jenny Creek Spring: 18.1 mi
Museums: 7
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 5
  • Madrone: 1.3 mi
  • Madrone Ledge Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
  • Roxy Ann Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
  • E: 19.1 mi
  • Mirror Cove Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Rogue Gallery & Art Center: 12.2 mi
  • Captain Morgan: 15.1 mi
  • Jack Daniel: 15.1 mi
  • Rogue River: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 3
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of North Mountain Park Nature Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AshlandS 186°2,295.8 m8.5 mi
Dutchman PeakSW 222°2,260.702 m14.8 mi
Wagner ButteSSW 213°2,211 m7.0 mi
McDonald PeakSSW 198°2,202.5 m8.8 mi
Siskiyou PeakSSW 199°2,178.4 m10.3 mi
Big Red MountainSW 215°2,149 m12.7 mi
Split RockSSW 201°2,109 m8.2 mi
Little Red MountainSW 224°2,028 m13.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4619:23
June solstice05:3520:0920:51
September equinox06:5918:3319:10
December solstice07:3715:5716:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394245495662696862524338
Precip in2.42.02.02.01.60.90.40.40.51.42.63.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ashland, 1 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Mule Deer208 obs
  • Rose campion92 obs
  • Pacific hound's tongue85 obs
  • California groundcone80 obs
  • Mallard79 obs
  • Western Gray Squirrel79 obs
  • Steller's Jay76 obs
  • Western Boxelder Bug74 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/379488132

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