Taowhywee Point
Taowhywee Point rises to 1,136 m in Oregon. Mount Ashland stands 2,296 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Meadowbrook Park, a park 3.3 miles away. Rogue-Umpqua passes 19 miles off.
The story
Taowhywee Point is a summit in the U.S. state of Oregon. The elevation is 3,707 feet (1,130 m). Taowhywee is a name derived from the Takelma language meaning "morning star". It was the Indian name of Margaret Tao-Why-Wee Harney (1807-1893), a medicine woman of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q49081394, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1136 m
How to reach it
- 19.5 mi off the Rogue-Umpqua, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewpoint Mike · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Meadowbrook Park: 3.3 mi
- Kestrel Property: 3.3 mi
- North Mountain Park Nature Center: 3.7 mi
- Scenic Park: 3.7 mi
- Ashland Creek Park: 3.8 mi
- Tombstone: 3.6 mi
- Grizzly Peak: 4.0 mi
- Baldy: 4.2 mi
- Ropers Bunion: 4.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 5.5 mi
- Green Show: 4.3 mi
- Oregon Shakespeare Festival: 4.3 mi
- ScienceWorks: 4.4 mi
- Cedarwood barn: 5.9 mi
- Pheasant Fields Farm: 7.0 mi
- Iron Mike: 4.3 mi
- Old washing machine: 8.3 mi
- Al Densmore Bridge: 9.0 mi
- Walch Wayside Memorial: 10.3 mi
- Hoover-Cooper Building: 10.4 mi
- Helman Community Garden: 3.5 mi
- Ashland Creek Community Garden: 3.9 mi
- Rose Garden: 4.5 mi
- Japanese Garden: 4.7 mi
- Clay St Community Garden: 5.1 mi
- Oredson-Todd Woods: 6.2 mi
- Siskiyou Mountain Park: 6.3 mi
- Sharon Fen Preserve: 8.4 mi
- William Mott Memorial Park: 14.0 mi
- Beekman Woods: 14.5 mi
- Latgawa Soda Springs: 13.4 mi
- Jack Spring: 17.2 mi
- Sheep Camp Spring: 18.0 mi
- Dutchman Spring: 18.1 mi
- Jenny Creek Spring: 18.1 mi
- Talent Historical Society: 5.0 mi
- Phoenix Museum: 6.7 mi
- Kid Time! Discovery Experience: 10.5 mi
- Hanley Farm: 13.5 mi
- Historic Jackson County Courthouse: 14.5 mi
- Madrone: 4.8 mi
- Madrone Ledge Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
- Roxy Ann Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
- E: 16.2 mi
- Mirror Cove Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
- Payne Cliffs: 4.3 mi
- Pompadour Bluff: 4.5 mi
- Bradshaw Drop: 11.5 mi
- Slinger Rock: 13.8 mi
- Rogue Gallery & Art Center: 10.3 mi
- Captain Morgan: 18.6 mi
- Jack Daniel: 18.6 mi
- Rogue River: 21.6 mi
- Suncrest Rest Area: 4.9 mi
- Siskiyou Rest Area: 6.5 mi
- Valley of the Rogue State Park Rest Area: 24.7 mi
- Sterlingville: 13.0 mi
- Buncom: 16.7 mi
- Pinehurst: 19.3 mi
- Granite Falls: 17.0 mi
- Butte Falls: 21.0 mi
- Dillon Falls: 22.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Taowhywee Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ashland | S 186° | 2,295.8 m | 12.2 mi |
| Wagner Butte | SSW 204° | 2,211 m | 10.4 mi |
| McDonald Peak | SSW 195° | 2,202.5 m | 12.4 mi |
| Siskiyou Peak | SSW 195° | 2,178.4 m | 14.0 mi |
| Split Rock | SSW 196° | 2,109 m | 11.8 mi |
| Chinquapin Mountain | ESE 119° | 1,869.643 m | 14.9 mi |
| Table Mountain | ESE 112° | 1,863.242 m | 11.0 mi |
| Henry Mountain | ESE 111° | 1,840 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:46 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:09 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 15:57 | 16:42 |
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 | 39 | 42 | 45 | 49 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 68 | 62 | 52 | 43 | 38 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ashland, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357359132
Day trips start here
- Ashland · 5 mi
- Talent · 5 mi
- Medford · 11 mi
- Hornbrook · 25 mi
- Klamath River · 28 mi
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