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Chinquapin Mountain

Chinquapin Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Chinquapin Mountain rises to 1,870 m in Oregon. Mount Ashland stands 2,296 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Tub Springs State Park, a park 2.5 miles away. Volcanic Legacy passes 26 miles off.

The story

Chinquapin Mountain is a summit in the U.S. state of Oregon. The elevation is 6,089 feet (1,856 m). Chinquapin Mountain was named for the Chinquapin trees in the area. Chinquapin Mountain and nearby Little Chinquapin Mountain are both shield volcanoes. They contain olivine basalt.

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Wikidata Q49020455, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1869.643 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.15236, -122.43725

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 13
Gardens: 8
  • Clay St Community Garden: 12.5 mi
  • Ashland Creek Community Garden: 14.5 mi
  • Rose Garden: 14.6 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 14.7 mi
  • Helman Community Garden: 14.7 mi
Attractions: 8
Springs: 7
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 5
  • Mirror Cove Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
  • Madrone: 14.6 mi
  • Rainbow Bay Day Use Area: 19.6 mi
  • Madrone Ledge Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
  • Roxy Ann Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Captain Morgan: 14.1 mi
  • Jack Daniel: 14.1 mi
Museums: 2
  • Talent Historical Society: 19.1 mi
  • Phoenix Museum: 21.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Chinquapin Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AshlandWSW 251°2,295.8 m15.2 mi
Summit Rock PointENE 72°1,994.002 m13.8 mi
Surveyor MountainENE 72°1,987.296 m13.8 mi
Surveyor PeakENE 67°1,932.432 m13.5 mi
Kent PeakENE 67°1,931.213 m12.5 mi
Old BaldyNE 49°1,930 m10.1 mi
Buck MountainE 84°1,884 m14.9 mi
Table MountainNW 318°1,863.242 m4.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4519:22
June solstice05:3520:0820:50
September equinox06:5818:3219:09
December solstice07:3615:5616:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303235404854636256463529
Precip in4.73.83.72.72.01.00.50.40.72.04.05.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Howard Prairie DAM, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357278879

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