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Laurel Hill

Laurel Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Laurel Hill rises to 400 m in Oregon. Mount Baldy stands 1,411 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Gold Hill Family Beach Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Rogue-Umpqua passes 1.8 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
400 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.42290, -123.03560

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Attractions: 27
  • Gold Gulch: 2.7 mi
  • Historic Nunan House: 8.0 mi
  • Historic C.C. Beekman House: 8.5 mi
  • Linda Brody Memorial Fountain: 8.5 mi
  • Rogue Valley Model Railroad Club: 9.4 mi
Historic sites: 21
  • Veteran's Memorial Tree: 1.0 mi
  • Abandoned Gold Hill Power Plant: 1.2 mi
  • Gold Hill Dam: 1.2 mi
  • In Memory of Karen Chandler: 1.3 mi
  • Dedication by the faculty and students: 1.3 mi
Artworks: 12
  • Rogue River: 0.7 mi
  • River Hawks: 6.9 mi
  • Rogue Gallery & Art Center: 10.7 mi
  • Grants Pass Caveman: 14.9 mi
  • The Glass Forge Gallery and Studio: 15.1 mi
Gardens: 12
Museums: 11
Nature reserves: 7
  • Whetstone Savanna Preserve: 6.5 mi
  • Jacksonville Forest Park: 6.7 mi
  • William Mott Memorial Park: 7.4 mi
  • Agate Desert Preserve: 7.4 mi
  • Beekman Woods: 8.5 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Rest areas: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • E: 7.8 mi
  • Roxy Ann Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
  • Madrone Ledge Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
  • Madrone: 22.9 mi
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 2
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Laurel Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BaldySSW 194°1,411 m16.3 mi
Timber MountainSSW 194°1,341 m6.9 mi
Elk MountainNW 307°1,341 m13.5 mi
Mount IsabelleSSW 203°1,329 m9.0 mi
Ben Johnson MountainS 191°1,271 m15.4 mi
Woodrat MountainS 173°1,257 m13.9 mi
Old Blue MountainSW 218°1,231 m10.2 mi
Spignet ButteN 5°1,226 m14.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4819:25
June solstice05:3620:1120:53
September equinox07:0018:3419:11
December solstice07:3915:5716:43

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, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357348450

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