Nugget Butte
Nugget Butte rises to 814 m in Oregon. Timber Mountain stands 1,341 m to the south, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Gold Hill Dam, a historic site 1.2 miles away. Rogue-Umpqua passes 0.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Oregon, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49057699, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 814 m
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Rogue-Umpqua, National
- 25.9 mi off the Cow Creek
Overlooks nearby
- Viewpoint Mike · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gold Hill Regional Park: 1.4 mi
- Gold Nugget County Recreation Area: 1.4 mi
- Gold Nugget Wayside: 1.5 mi
- Ben Hur Lampman Park: 1.7 mi
- Gold Hill Family Beach Park: 1.7 mi
- Gold Hill: 2.0 mi
- Lyman Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Laurel Hill: 2.3 mi
- Blackwell Hill: 3.4 mi
- Pikes Peak: 4.8 mi
- Gold Gulch: 4.7 mi
- Historic Nunan House: 10.3 mi
- Historic C.C. Beekman House: 10.8 mi
- Linda Brody Memorial Fountain: 10.8 mi
- Rogue Valley Model Railroad Club: 11.5 mi
- Gold Hill Dam: 1.2 mi
- Abandoned Gold Hill Power Plant: 1.2 mi
- Dedication by the faculty and students: 1.3 mi
- In Memory of Karen Chandler: 1.3 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Tree: 1.4 mi
- Rogue River: 1.6 mi
- River Hawks: 5.9 mi
- Rogue Gallery & Art Center: 12.9 mi
- Grants Pass Caveman: 13.6 mi
- The Glass Forge Gallery and Studio: 14.0 mi
- Gold Hill Museum: 1.6 mi
- Woodville Museum: 5.8 mi
- Crater Rock Museum: 8.1 mi
- Hanley Farm: 10.3 mi
- Historic Jackson County Courthouse: 10.7 mi
- Lotus Imports: 11.0 mi
- Union Park Community Garden: 12.7 mi
- Creekside Park Community Garden: 12.8 mi
- Memorial rose garden: 15.0 mi
- Friends & Family Trellis: 15.1 mi
- Whetstone Savanna Preserve: 8.1 mi
- Agate Desert Preserve: 8.7 mi
- Jacksonville Forest Park: 8.9 mi
- William Mott Memorial Park: 9.3 mi
- Beekman Woods: 10.9 mi
- Sterlingville: 16.8 mi
- Placer: 18.0 mi
- Greenback: 18.9 mi
- Buncom: 19.5 mi
- Golden: 21.1 mi
- Valley of the Rogue State Park Rest Area: 4.6 mi
- Manzanita Rest Area Northbound: 16.2 mi
- Manzanita Rest Area Southbound: 16.3 mi
- Suncrest Rest Area: 19.4 mi
- Devils Slide: 15.6 mi
- Bradshaw Drop: 16.4 mi
- Payne Cliffs: 18.8 mi
- Terra Nova: 22.2 mi
- Dillon Falls: 1.6 mi
- Granite Falls: 8.5 mi
- Rumley falls: 24.8 mi
- Roxy Ann Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- Madrone Ledge Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
- Grave Creek Bridge: 20.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Nugget Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timber Mountain | S 184° | 1,341 m | 8.8 mi |
| Elk Mountain | WNW 302° | 1,341 m | 11.4 mi |
| Mount Isabelle | SSW 193° | 1,329 m | 10.7 mi |
| Woodrat Mountain | S 170° | 1,257 m | 16.1 mi |
| Old Blue Mountain | SSW 207° | 1,231 m | 11.3 mi |
| Spignet Butte | NNE 11° | 1,226 m | 12.4 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | S 183° | 1,212 m | 9.6 mi |
| Battle Mountain | NNW 348° | 1,212 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:11 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 15:57 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 48 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 39 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Medford Intl AP, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1136586 — Nugget Butte, Jackson County, Oregon.
OpenStreetMap element node/357305816
Day trips start here
- Medford · 13 mi
- Grants Pass · 14 mi
- Merlin · 20 mi
- Talent · 20 mi
- Ashland · 26 mi
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