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Olson Mountain

Olson Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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
1537 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.65902, -122.53615

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 24
Springs: 18
  • 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
Waterfalls: 11
Cliffs: 10
Picnic sites: 9
  • Woodruff Bridge Day Use Area: 14.1 mi
  • E: 23.3 mi
  • Lodgepole Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
  • Annie Falls: 24.0 mi
  • Annie Falls (and Udo's): 24.0 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • 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
Attractions: 5
Gardens: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Union Creek Wayside: 17.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Agate Desert Preserve: 24.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Olson Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
JupiterE 95°2,256 m15.3 mi
Lucifer PeakE 95°2,244 m15.9 mi
Shale ButteE 96°2,238 m16.0 mi
VenusE 93°2,229.6 m15.2 mi
Violet HillE 90°2,106.4 m15.5 mi
Mudjekeewis MountainENE 67°2,018.7 m15.7 mi
Kerby HillENE 68°2,016 m15.2 mi
Smith RockESE 123°1,994 m14.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4519:23
June solstice05:3320:0920:52
September equinox06:5818:3219:09
December solstice07:3815:5416:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404245495662706964544439
Precip in6.04.44.43.72.61.30.60.51.23.36.37.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Prospect 2 SW, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357313047

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