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Tombstone

Tombstone, seen from above at true elevation

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.

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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.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q49084235, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
973 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.28291, -122.75337

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • 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
Attractions: 16
Historic sites: 16
Gardens: 10
  • 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
Nature reserves: 9
Museums: 8
Springs: 8
  • 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
Artworks: 5
  • 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
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Madrone Ledge Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
  • Roxy Ann Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
  • Madrone: 6.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 3
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AshlandS2,296 m14.1 mi
Wagner ButteS2,211 m11.4 mi
McDonald PeakS2,203 m13.8 mi
Siskiyou PeakS2,178 m15.3 mi
Split RockS2,109 m13.2 mi
Table MountainESE1,863 m14.6 mi
Henry MountainESE1,840 m13.9 mi
Grizzly PeakE1,804 m7.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4619:23
June solstice05:3520:0920:52
September equinox06:5918:3319:10
December solstice07:3715:5716:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394245495662696862524338
Precip in2.42.02.02.01.60.90.40.40.51.42.63.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ashland, 5 mi away.

Sources

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

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