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White Point

White Point, seen from above at true elevation

White Point rises to 1,526 m in Oregon. Tom Mountain stands 2,096 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Whetstone Point, a peak 0.9 miles away. Rogue-Umpqua passes 3.0 miles off.

The story

White Point is a summit in the U.S. state of Oregon. The elevation is 5,016 feet (1,529 m). White Point was named for deposits of white rock.

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Wikidata Q49089460, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1525.829 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.77078, -122.55261

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 22
  • Cold Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Thousand Springs: 16.0 mi
  • Union Creek Spring: 17.3 mi
  • Fawn Spring: 17.6 mi
  • Bigfoot Spring: 17.7 mi
Parks: 19
Cliffs: 17
Waterfalls: 16
Picnic sites: 7
  • Woodruff Bridge Day Use Area: 6.7 mi
  • Lodgepole Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
  • Goodbye Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
  • Goodbye Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
  • Annie Falls (and Udo's): 22.4 mi
Attractions: 4
Historic sites: 4
  • Abbott butte lookout: 11.9 mi
  • Stephen Tyng Mather Plaque: 22.9 mi
  • All Unknown Veterans Memorial: 24.3 mi
  • 1st Marine Divisions of all Wars Memorial: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Union Creek Wayside: 10.8 mi
Artworks: 1
Museums: 1
  • Crater Lake Lodge History: 23.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of White Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tom MountainE 91°2,095.5 m15.7 mi
Jerry MountainE 91°2,075.078 m16.1 mi
Mudjekeewis MountainE 96°2,018.7 m15.4 mi
Kerby HillE 98°2,016 m15.1 mi
Rocktop ButteENE 70°1,937 m14.4 mi
Huckleberry MountainENE 67°1,936 m13.1 mi
Cinnamon PeakE 92°1,933 m14.2 mi
Red Blanket MountainENE 76°1,908 m11.0 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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1161588 — White Point, Jackson County, Oregon.

OpenStreetMap element node/357327882

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