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Nugget Butte

Nugget Butte, seen from above at true elevation

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.

About

The story

mountain in Oregon, United States of America

Wikidata Q49057699, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
814 m
Getting there

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Coordinates42.45290, -123.05727

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Attractions: 25
  • 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
Historic sites: 21
  • 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
Artworks: 12
  • 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
Museums: 11
Gardens: 10
  • 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
Nature reserves: 7
  • 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
Ghost towns: 5
Rest areas: 4
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • E: 8.8 mi
  • Roxy Ann Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
  • Madrone Ledge Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Nugget Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Timber MountainS 184°1,341 m8.8 mi
Elk MountainWNW 302°1,341 m11.4 mi
Mount IsabelleSSW 193°1,329 m10.7 mi
Woodrat MountainS 170°1,257 m16.1 mi
Old Blue MountainSSW 207°1,231 m11.3 mi
Spignet ButteNNE 11°1,226 m12.4 mi
Baldy MountainS 183°1,212 m9.6 mi
Battle MountainNNW 348°1,212 m13.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4819:25
June solstice05:3620:1120:54
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, 11 mi away.

Sources

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

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