Manzanita Rest Area Southbound
Manzanita Rest Area Southbound is a rest area in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 389 m. King Mountain stands 1,601 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Star Memorial Highway, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Cow Creek passes 16 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Oregon Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 15.5 mi off the Cow Creek
- 17.1 mi off the Rogue-Umpqua, National
- 28.6 mi off the Myrtle Creek-Canyonville
Named places within 25 miles
- Walker Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Red Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Gilbert Peak: 3.6 mi
- Dollar Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Beacon Hill: 5.7 mi
- Merlin Community Park: 2.7 mi
- Gilbert Creek Park: 4.5 mi
- Ogle Park: 4.8 mi
- Loveless Park: 5.0 mi
- Lawnridge Park: 5.1 mi
- Bear post office delivery bear: 5.7 mi
- Hellgate: 6.2 mi
- Fort Vanoy Farm Stand: 6.3 mi
- Rogue Pond: 6.9 mi
- Bear Hotel: 6.9 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 0.0 mi
- Reinhart Volunteer All Sports Park Entrance: 6.1 mi
- Reinhart Volunteer Monument: 6.1 mi
- Rotary International Sundial: 6.2 mi
- Car: 8.2 mi
- Grants Pass Caveman: 4.4 mi
- The Glass Forge Gallery and Studio: 5.6 mi
- Swinging Child Statue: 6.1 mi
- Old Man Miner Statue: 6.1 mi
- Community: 7.5 mi
- King Mountain Rock Garden ACEC: 14.2 mi
- Lake Selmac County Park: 20.7 mi
- Siskiyou Field Institute - Deer Creek Center: 21.6 mi
- Jacksonville Forest Park: 22.2 mi
- Whetstone Savanna Preserve: 24.4 mi
- Pottsville Museum and Pioneer Town: 2.1 mi
- Grants Pass Museum of Art: 5.7 mi
- Woodville Museum: 11.5 mi
- Gold Hill Museum: 17.1 mi
- Crater Rock Museum: 24.1 mi
- Manzanita Rest Area Northbound: 0.1 mi
- Valley of the Rogue State Park Rest Area: 14.1 mi
- (historical)Cow Creek Safety Rest Area SB: 16.6 mi
- Rainie Falls: 15.7 mi
- Dillon Falls: 17.8 mi
- Granite Falls: 22.2 mi
- Sixmile Recreation Site: 24.1 mi
- Store Gulch Picnic Site: 24.9 mi
- Devils Slide: 4.9 mi
- Friends & Family Trellis: 6.1 mi
- Grave Creek Bridge: 8.2 mi
- Seep: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Manzanita Rest Area Southbound. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Mountain | NNE 30° | 1,601 m | 13.9 mi |
| Roundtop Mountain | S 190° | 1,444 m | 14.9 mi |
| Freeland Mountain | W 265° | 1,396 m | 18.1 mi |
| Murphy Mountain | S 187° | 1,377 m | 17.8 mi |
| Quartzmill Peak | NNE 26° | 1,375 m | 16.8 mi |
| Onion Mountain | WSW 251° | 1,353 m | 13.5 mi |
| Elk Mountain | ENE 75° | 1,341 m | 6.2 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | W 265° | 1,326 m | 17.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:49 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:12 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 15:58 | 16:44 |
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 | 38 | 38 | 40 | 43 | 51 | 57 | 65 | 65 | 61 | 51 | 42 | 37 |
| Precip in | 6.4 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 5.6 | 8.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sexton Summit, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/390548706
Day trips start here
- Merlin · 4 mi
- Grants Pass · 6 mi
- Medford · 28 mi
- Canyonville · 29 mi
- Oregon Caves National Monument · 29 mi
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