Olson Mountain
Olson Mountain rises to 1,537 m in Oregon. Jupiter stands 2,256 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Rogue-Umpqua passes 3.9 miles off.
The story
Olson Mountain, located in Jackson County, Oregon in the US is an extinct shield volcano. It created the Table Rocks north of Medford, Oregon.
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Wikidata Q130223688, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,537 m
How to reach it
- 3.9 mi off the Rogue-Umpqua, National
- 22.6 mi off the Volcanic Legacy, National
- 27.5 mi off the Myrtle Creek-Canyonville
Overlooks nearby
- Viewpoint Mike · 7 mi
- White Point Lookout · 8 mi
- Rogue Gorge chasm · 18 mi
- Rogue Gorge · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Round Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Dudley Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Santiam Peak: 3.7 mi
- Fredenburg Butte: 5.3 mi
- Fawn Butte: 7.1 mi
- Joseph H Stewart County Park Day Use Area: 5.2 mi
- Prospect State Park: 6.5 mi
- Aiken County Park: 7.2 mi
- Rivers Edge Park: 7.5 mi
- McLeod Wayside: 7.5 mi
- Whiskey Spring: 12.9 mi
- Bigfoot Spring: 15.6 mi
- Boulder Spring: 15.6 mi
- Buckley Spring: 15.7 mi
- Jahn Spring: 15.8 mi
- Mill Creek Falls: 6.0 mi
- Rumley falls: 6.6 mi
- Butte Falls: 8.0 mi
- Nob falls: 15.4 mi
- Seven Lakes Falls: 15.9 mi
- Blue Grotto: 6.0 mi
- Boston Bluff: 15.8 mi
- Slinger Rock: 17.5 mi
- Savage Bluffs: 17.8 mi
- Bradshaw Drop: 19.5 mi
- Woodruff Bridge Day Use Area: 14.1 mi
- Lodgepole Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
- Annie Falls: 24.0 mi
- Annie Falls (and Udo's): 24.0 mi
- Goodbye Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
- All Unknown Veterans Memorial: 18.6 mi
- 1st Marine Divisions of all Wars Memorial: 18.7 mi
- Walch Wayside Memorial: 19.4 mi
- Abbott butte lookout: 19.6 mi
- Dunlop Ranch Cabin: 24.3 mi
- Neville-Nye Memorial Grove: 6.2 mi
- McGregor Park: 7.7 mi
- Natural Bridge: 16.3 mi
- World's Tallest Sugarpine: 22.5 mi
- Creekside Park Community Garden: 19.1 mi
- Lotus Imports: 24.5 mi
- Persist: 8.3 mi
- Union Creek Wayside: 17.7 mi
- Agate Desert Preserve: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Olson Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jupiter | E 95° | 2,256 m | 15.3 mi |
| Lucifer Peak | E 95° | 2,244 m | 15.9 mi |
| Shale Butte | E 96° | 2,238 m | 16.0 mi |
| Venus | E 93° | 2,230 m | 15.2 mi |
| Violet Hill | E 90° | 2,106 m | 15.5 mi |
| Mudjekeewis Mountain | ENE 67° | 2,019 m | 15.7 mi |
| Kerby Hill | ENE 68° | 2,016 m | 15.2 mi |
| Smith Rock | ESE 123° | 1,994 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:45 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:09 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 15:54 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 42 | 45 | 49 | 56 | 62 | 70 | 69 | 64 | 54 | 44 | 39 |
| Precip in | 6.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 6.3 | 7.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Prospect 2 SW, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357313047
Day trips start here
- Crater Lake National Park · 29 mi
- Medford · 29 mi
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