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Buckshot Hill

Buckshot Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Buckshot Hill rises to 460 m in Oregon. Wagner Butte stands 2,211 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Donahue-Frohnmayer Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Rogue-Umpqua passes 11 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Oregon, United States of America

Wikidata Q49016344, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
460 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.33596, -122.84698

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Donahue-Frohnmayer Park: 0.2 mi
  • Ruhl Park: 0.5 mi
  • Holmes Park: 0.9 mi
  • Lone Pine Park: 1.0 mi
  • Bear Creek Park: 1.2 mi
Peaks
Attractions: 21
  • Southern Oregon Historical Society: 1.4 mi
  • Medford Armory: 1.8 mi
  • Rogue Valley Model Railroad Club: 2.0 mi
  • Pheasant Fields Farm: 5.1 mi
  • Historic C.C. Beekman House: 6.2 mi
Historic sites: 17
Gardens: 11
  • Memorial rose garden: 2.0 mi
  • Union Park Community Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Learning Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Lotus Imports: 4.1 mi
  • Pollenator Garden: 4.8 mi
Museums: 9
Nature reserves: 9
  • William Mott Memorial Park: 4.6 mi
  • Whetstone Savanna Preserve: 6.1 mi
  • Beekman Woods: 6.3 mi
  • Agate Desert Preserve: 6.7 mi
  • Beebe Woods: 7.0 mi
Artworks: 6
  • Rogue Gallery & Art Center: 1.4 mi
  • Rogue River: 12.0 mi
  • River Hawks: 17.9 mi
  • Madronita: 21.7 mi
  • Tree of life: 21.7 mi
Springs: 6
  • Latgawa Soda Springs: 20.3 mi
  • Dutchman Spring: 20.6 mi
  • Sheep Camp Spring: 21.0 mi
  • Yellowjacket Spring: 21.4 mi
  • Jack Spring: 22.4 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Madrone Ledge Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
  • Roxy Ann Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
  • E: 7.6 mi
  • Madrone: 12.1 mi
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 4
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Buckshot Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wagner ButteSSE 166°2,211 m15.5 mi
Grizzly PeakESE 111°1,804.416 m12.6 mi
Bald MountainS 173°1,715 m12.4 mi
Anderson ButteSSW 195°1,523 m9.6 mi
Winburn RidgeSSE 154°1,517 m15.8 mi
Point MountainS 179°1,503 m10.6 mi
Panther PeakSSE 159°1,483 m12.9 mi
Ostrich PeakSSE 154°1,418 m12.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4719:24
June solstice05:3620:1020:52
September equinox07:0018:3319:10
December solstice07:3815:5716:43

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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1637976 — Buckshot Hill, Jackson County, Oregon.

OpenStreetMap element node/357346901

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