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Whetstone Point

Whetstone Point, seen from above at true elevation

Whetstone Point rises to 1,545 m in Oregon. Union Peak stands 2,315 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is White Point, a peak 0.9 miles away. Rogue-Umpqua passes 2.9 miles off.

The story

Whetstone Point is a summit in the U.S. state of Oregon. The elevation is 5,059 feet (1,542 m). Whetstone Point was named for the nearby supply of rock from which whetstones were fashioned.

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Wikidata Q49088985, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1545.336 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.78160, -122.54421

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 22
  • Cold Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Thousand Springs: 15.2 mi
  • Union Creek Spring: 16.7 mi
  • Fawn Spring: 17.4 mi
  • Jack Spring: 17.5 mi
Waterfalls: 17
Cliffs: 17
Parks: 15
Picnic sites: 7
  • Woodruff Bridge Day Use Area: 5.9 mi
  • Lodgepole Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
  • Goodbye Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
  • Goodbye Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
  • Annie Falls (and Udo's): 21.8 mi
Attractions: 4
Historic sites: 2
  • Abbott butte lookout: 11.2 mi
  • Stephen Tyng Mather Plaque: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Union Creek Wayside: 9.9 mi
Artworks: 1
Museums: 1
  • Crater Lake Lodge History: 22.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Whetstone Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Union PeakENE 78°2,315 m16.6 mi
Tom MountainE 94°2,095.5 m15.3 mi
Jerry MountainE 94°2,075.078 m15.7 mi
Mudjekeewis MountainE 99°2,018.7 m15.1 mi
Kerby HillE 101°2,016 m14.8 mi
Rocktop ButteENE 72°1,937 m13.7 mi
Huckleberry MountainENE 69°1,936 m12.5 mi
Cinnamon PeakE 95°1,933 m13.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4519:23
June solstice05:3320:1020:53
September equinox06:5818:3219:09
December solstice07:3815:5416:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1161585 — Whetstone Point, Jackson County, Oregon.

OpenStreetMap element node/357327873

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