Suncrest Rest Area
Suncrest Rest Area is a rest area in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 473 m. Mount Ashland stands 2,296 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Talent Historical Society, a museum 0.8 miles away. Rogue-Umpqua passes 18 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Oregon Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 17.7 mi off the Rogue-Umpqua, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewpoint Mike · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Talent Tiny Park: 0.8 mi
- Old Town Park: 0.8 mi
- Lynn Newberry Park: 1.0 mi
- Joseph Park: 1.2 mi
- Chuck Roberts Park: 1.4 mi
- Tombstone: 2.6 mi
- Baldy: 3.5 mi
- Barneburg Hill: 4.5 mi
- Taowhywee Point: 4.9 mi
- Ropers Bunion: 5.7 mi
- Pheasant Fields Farm: 2.1 mi
- Cedarwood barn: 2.6 mi
- Medford Armory: 5.2 mi
- Oregon Shakespeare Festival: 5.6 mi
- Green Show: 5.6 mi
- Al Densmore Bridge: 5.2 mi
- Iron Mike: 5.5 mi
- Hoover-Cooper Building: 6.5 mi
- Old washing machine: 7.0 mi
- William L. Barnum, Jr. Memorial Plaza: 9.0 mi
- Pollenator Garden: 1.6 mi
- Learning Garden: 4.0 mi
- Memorial rose garden: 4.4 mi
- Helman Community Garden: 5.0 mi
- Ashland Creek Community Garden: 5.4 mi
- Siskiyou Mountain Park: 8.1 mi
- Oredson-Todd Woods: 8.3 mi
- Beekman Woods: 9.9 mi
- Beebe Woods: 10.3 mi
- William Mott Memorial Park: 10.9 mi
- Talent Historical Society: 0.8 mi
- Phoenix Museum: 2.2 mi
- Kid Time! Discovery Experience: 6.6 mi
- Hanley Farm: 9.3 mi
- Historic Jackson County Courthouse: 9.9 mi
- Rogue Gallery & Art Center: 6.5 mi
- Rogue River: 17.8 mi
- Captain Morgan: 20.2 mi
- Jack Daniel: 20.2 mi
- River Hawks: 23.1 mi
- Dutchman Spring: 15.8 mi
- Sheep Camp Spring: 16.0 mi
- Yellowjacket Spring: 17.2 mi
- Latgawa Soda Springs: 18.0 mi
- Jack Spring: 21.4 mi
- Payne Cliffs: 2.6 mi
- Pompadour Bluff: 8.2 mi
- Bradshaw Drop: 11.5 mi
- Slinger Rock: 17.4 mi
- Sterlingville: 8.2 mi
- Buncom: 12.2 mi
- Pinehurst: 23.6 mi
- Copper: 24.3 mi
- Madrone: 5.8 mi
- Madrone Ledge Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
- Roxy Ann Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
- Granite Falls: 12.5 mi
- Dillon Falls: 18.5 mi
- Butte Falls: 23.1 mi
- Siskiyou Rest Area: 9.3 mi
- Valley of the Rogue State Park Rest Area: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Suncrest Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ashland | SSE 163° | 2,296 m | 12.6 mi |
| Dutchman Peak | SSW 200° | 2,261 m | 15.6 mi |
| Wagner Butte | S 176° | 2,211 m | 9.5 mi |
| McDonald Peak | S 172° | 2,203 m | 12.1 mi |
| Siskiyou Peak | S 175° | 2,178 m | 13.5 mi |
| Big Red Mountain | S 191° | 2,149 m | 14.3 mi |
| Split Rock | S 172° | 2,109 m | 11.4 mi |
| Little Red Mountain | SSW 200° | 2,028 m | 14.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:47 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:09 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 15:57 | 16:43 |
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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/335915080
Day trips start here
- Talent · 1 mi
- Ashland · 6 mi
- Medford · 7 mi
- Hornbrook · 27 mi
- Klamath River · 27 mi
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