Buckhorn
Buckhorn rises to 1,028 m in Oregon. King Mountain stands 1,601 m to the east-southeast, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is (historical)Cow Creek Safety Rest Area SB, a rest area 2.6 miles away. Cow Creek passes 2.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in Oregon, United States of America
Wikidata Q49016265, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1028 m
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the Cow Creek
- 13.8 mi off the Myrtle Creek-Canyonville
- 23.7 mi off the Rogue-Umpqua, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Barton Park: 3.0 mi
- Barton County Park: 3.0 mi
- Windy Creek County Wayside: 4.3 mi
- Wolf Creek County Park: 4.9 mi
- Glendale Memorial Park: 5.4 mi
- Post Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Saint Peter Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Saint Paul Mountain: 5.1 mi
- King Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Quartzmill Peak: 5.2 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 14.8 mi
- Bridge foundation: 15.5 mi
- Bridge foundation: 15.6 mi
- Nickel Mountain Smelter Complex: 16.9 mi
- Reinhart Volunteer Monument: 20.7 mi
- Golden State Heritage Site: 3.3 mi
- Golden Church (historical): 3.3 mi
- Golden Coyote Wetland, historic mining area: 3.4 mi
- Grave of Martha Leland Crowley: 7.0 mi
- Bear post office delivery bear: 20.0 mi
- Grants Pass Caveman: 18.5 mi
- The Glass Forge Gallery and Studio: 20.0 mi
- Swinging Child Statue: 20.7 mi
- Old Man Miner Statue: 20.8 mi
- River Hawks: 21.6 mi
- Pottsville Museum and Pioneer Town: 13.6 mi
- South Umpqua Historical Society: 13.6 mi
- Grants Pass Museum of Art: 20.0 mi
- Woodville Museum: 21.7 mi
- Woodville Museum: 21.7 mi
- (historical)Cow Creek Safety Rest Area SB: 2.6 mi
- Manzanita Rest Area Southbound: 14.8 mi
- Manzanita Rest Area Northbound: 14.8 mi
- Jordan Creek Rest Area: 14.8 mi
- Valley of the Rogue State Park Rest Area: 24.0 mi
- I threw a carrot: 18.4 mi
- Devils Slide: 19.6 mi
- Terra Nova: 21.1 mi
- Rainie Falls: 16.0 mi
- Dillon Falls: 24.0 mi
- The B-Ball Garden: 18.2 mi
- Friends & Family Trellis: 20.8 mi
- King Mountain Rock Garden ACEC: 4.5 mi
- Grave Creek Bridge: 7.1 mi
- Seep: 9.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Buckhorn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Mountain | ESE 119° | 1,601 m | 5.2 mi |
| Cedar Springs Mountain | ENE 77° | 1,552 m | 10.3 mi |
| Green Mountain | E 79° | 1,478 m | 8.1 mi |
| Richter Mountain | E 83° | 1,456 m | 19.0 mi |
| Red Mountain | E 79° | 1,449 m | 15.9 mi |
| Round Top | E 96° | 1,418 m | 16.8 mi |
| Quartzmill Peak | E 85° | 1,375 m | 5.2 mi |
| Skeleton Mountain | E 89° | 1,344 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:48 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:13 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 15:57 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 38 | 40 | 43 | 51 | 57 | 65 | 65 | 61 | 51 | 42 | 37 |
| Precip in | 6.4 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 5.6 | 8.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sexton Summit, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1118229 — Buckhorn, Douglas County, Oregon.
OpenStreetMap element node/357278048
Day trips start here
- Canyonville · 14 mi
- Merlin · 16 mi
- Grants Pass · 20 mi
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