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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.

The story

Mountain in Oregon, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49016344, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
460 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.33596, -122.84698

Overlooks nearby

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: 20
  • 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: 16
Gardens: 10
  • 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
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
Museums: 8
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
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Madrone Ledge Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
  • Roxy Ann Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
  • Madrone: 12.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2

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 ButteSSE2,211 m15.5 mi
Grizzly PeakESE1,804 m12.6 mi
Bald MountainS1,715 m12.4 mi
Anderson ButteSSW1,523 m9.6 mi
Winburn RidgeSSE1,517 m15.8 mi
Point MountainS1,503 m10.6 mi
Panther PeakSSE1,483 m12.9 mi
Ostrich PeakSSE1,418 m12.4 mi

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.

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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