Tombstone
Tombstone rises to 973 m in Oregon. Mount Ashland stands 2,296 m to the south, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Payne Cliffs, a cliff 0.7 miles away. Rogue-Umpqua passes 17 miles off.
The story
Tombstone is a summit in the U.S. state of Oregon. The elevation is 3,215 feet (980 m). Tombstone was so named on account of its gray rock formation.
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Wikidata Q49084235, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 973 m
How to reach it
- 16.9 mi off the Rogue-Umpqua, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewpoint Mike · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Baldy: 1.1 mi
- Taowhywee Point: 3.6 mi
- Barneburg Hill: 4.8 mi
- Roxy Ann Peak: 5.2 mi
- Buckshot Hill: 6.0 mi
- Lynn Newberry Park: 2.9 mi
- Blue Heron Park: 3.0 mi
- Talent Tiny Park: 3.1 mi
- Skyline park: 3.2 mi
- Old Town Park: 3.3 mi
- Pheasant Fields Farm: 4.0 mi
- Cedarwood barn: 4.9 mi
- Medford Armory: 5.7 mi
- Oregon Shakespeare Festival: 6.3 mi
- Green Show: 6.3 mi
- Old washing machine: 5.3 mi
- Al Densmore Bridge: 5.4 mi
- Iron Mike: 6.2 mi
- Hoover-Cooper Building: 6.7 mi
- William L. Barnum, Jr. Memorial Plaza: 8.7 mi
- Pollenator Garden: 3.0 mi
- Memorial rose garden: 4.6 mi
- Learning Garden: 4.6 mi
- Helman Community Garden: 5.5 mi
- Ashland Creek Community Garden: 6.0 mi
- Talent Historical Society: 3.2 mi
- Phoenix Museum: 3.4 mi
- Kid Time! Discovery Experience: 6.8 mi
- Hanley Farm: 9.9 mi
- Historic Jackson County Courthouse: 11.0 mi
- Siskiyou Mountain Park: 8.8 mi
- Oredson-Todd Woods: 8.8 mi
- William Mott Memorial Park: 10.4 mi
- Beekman Woods: 11.0 mi
- Beebe Woods: 11.6 mi
- Latgawa Soda Springs: 15.9 mi
- Dutchman Spring: 18.2 mi
- Sheep Camp Spring: 18.3 mi
- Jack Spring: 19.0 mi
- Yellowjacket Spring: 19.6 mi
- Rogue Gallery & Art Center: 6.7 mi
- Rogue River: 18.0 mi
- Captain Morgan: 21.2 mi
- Jack Daniel: 21.2 mi
- River Hawks: 23.8 mi
- Payne Cliffs: 0.7 mi
- Pompadour Bluff: 7.9 mi
- Bradshaw Drop: 9.5 mi
- Slinger Rock: 14.9 mi
- Madrone Ledge Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
- Roxy Ann Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
- Madrone: 6.7 mi
- E: 12.9 mi
- Suncrest Rest Area: 2.6 mi
- Siskiyou Rest Area: 9.5 mi
- Valley of the Rogue State Park Rest Area: 21.1 mi
- Sterlingville: 10.5 mi
- Buncom: 14.6 mi
- Pinehurst: 22.9 mi
- Granite Falls: 13.5 mi
- Dillon Falls: 18.5 mi
- Butte Falls: 20.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Tombstone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ashland | S 172° | 2,295.8 m | 14.1 mi |
| Wagner Butte | S 185° | 2,211 m | 11.4 mi |
| McDonald Peak | S 180° | 2,202.5 m | 13.8 mi |
| Siskiyou Peak | S 182° | 2,178.4 m | 15.3 mi |
| Split Rock | S 181° | 2,109 m | 13.2 mi |
| Table Mountain | ESE 114° | 1,863.242 m | 14.6 mi |
| Henry Mountain | ESE 113° | 1,840 m | 13.9 mi |
| Grizzly Peak | E 97° | 1,804.416 m | 7.1 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 | 20:52 |
| 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1128150 — Tombstone, Jackson County, Oregon.
OpenStreetMap element node/357289843
Day trips start here
- Talent · 3 mi
- Ashland · 7 mi
- Medford · 7 mi
- Hornbrook · 28 mi
- Klamath River · 29 mi
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