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Valley of the Rogue State Park Rest Area

Valley of the Rogue State Park Rest Area from directly overhead

Valley of the Rogue State Park Rest Area is a rest area in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 309 m. Tallowbox Mountain stands 1,447 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Valley of the Rogue State Park, a park 1.1 miles away. Rogue-Umpqua passes 5.0 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates42.41186, -123.12874

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Valley of the Rogue State Park: 1.1 mi
  • John F. Fleming Veteran's Memorial Park: 2.5 mi
  • Ponderosa Park: 2.6 mi
  • Rooster Park: 2.6 mi
  • Coyote Evans Wayside: 2.7 mi
Peaks
Attractions: 24
  • Gold Gulch: 7.4 mi
  • Bear Hotel: 8.6 mi
  • Rogue Pond: 9.2 mi
  • Bear post office delivery bear: 10.3 mi
  • Hellgate: 10.4 mi
Historic sites: 19
  • RR: 3.1 mi
  • Dedication by the faculty and students: 4.1 mi
  • In Memory of Karen Chandler: 4.1 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial Tree: 4.3 mi
  • Gold Hill Dam: 4.7 mi
Artworks: 12
  • River Hawks: 2.7 mi
  • Rogue River: 4.5 mi
  • Grants Pass Caveman: 10.5 mi
  • The Glass Forge Gallery and Studio: 10.5 mi
  • Swinging Child Statue: 11.3 mi
Museums: 11
Nature reserves: 7
  • Jacksonville Forest Park: 8.2 mi
  • Beebe Woods: 10.6 mi
  • Beekman Woods: 10.8 mi
  • Whetstone Savanna Preserve: 11.2 mi
  • William Mott Memorial Park: 12.0 mi
Gardens: 7
  • Friends & Family Trellis: 11.4 mi
  • Lotus Imports: 13.9 mi
  • Union Park Community Garden: 14.0 mi
  • Memorial rose garden: 16.5 mi
  • Learning Garden: 16.6 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • E: 12.6 mi
  • Roxy Ann Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
  • Madrone Ledge Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
Waterfalls: 2
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Valley of the Rogue State Park Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tallowbox MountainS 185°1,447 m14.9 mi
Mount BaldyS 177°1,411 m15.1 mi
Timber MountainSSE 153°1,341 m6.7 mi
Elk MountainNW 326°1,341 m10.8 mi
Mount IsabelleS 171°1,329 m7.6 mi
Ben Johnson MountainS 173°1,271 m14.4 mi
Woodrat MountainSSE 154°1,257 m14.6 mi
Pennington ButteSW 227°1,255 m12.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4819:25
June solstice05:3620:1120:54
September equinox07:0118:3419:11
December solstice07:3915:5816:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424548536066737366564640
Precip in5.14.03.62.31.40.70.40.30.62.14.46.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grants Pass, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1183776400

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