Mount Ashland

{{Short description|Mountain in Oregon, U.S.}} {{About|Mount Ashland|the ski area|Mount Ashland Ski Area}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Mount Ashland | image = Alexlockhart Mt Ashland 06-01-21.jpg | image_caption = Mount Ashland ski area in winter | elevation_ft = 7532 | elevation_ref = {{NAVD88}}<ref name="ngs">{{cite ngs |pid=NZ1080 |name=Ashland Pk Reset|accessdate=2021-07-01}}</ref> | prominence_ft = 3132 | prominence_ref = <ref name="pb">{{cite peakbagger |pid=1105 |name=Mount Ashland, Oregon|accessdate=2008-04-02}}</ref> | range = Klamath Mountains | parent_peak = | listing = | map = USA Oregon | map_caption = Location in Oregon | label_position = top | map_size = 225 | coordinates = {{coord|42.080738733|N|122.716878|W|type:mountain_region:US-OR_scale:100000_source:NGS|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref = <ref name="ngs"/> | range_coordinates = | location = Jackson County, Oregon, U.S. | topo = USGS Mount Ashland }}

'''Mount Ashland''' is the highest peak in the Siskiyou Mountains of southern Oregon.<ref name="pb"/> It was named for the city of Ashland, located {{convert|8.6|mi|0}} north of the mountain. The Siskiyou Mountains are a subrange of the Klamath Mountains in northwestern California and southwestern Oregon. The mountain is part of the Rogue River–Siskiyou National Forest, which encompasses most of the Siskiyou Mountains. The Oregon–California border is {{convert|5|mi|km|0}} south of the mountain.

[[File:Ashland and Shasta.jpg|thumb|none|300px|An aerial image of Mount Ashland with Mount Shasta behind it]]

== Geology == Mount Ashland is composed largely of granite, with other igneous intrusive rocks like diorite and granodiorite. The peak and its surrounding flanks make up the Mount Ashland pluton.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ashland.or.us/Files/Geology%20Background%20booklet.pdf |title=An Introduction to: Geology of the Rogue Valley |date=September 2011 |accessdate=June 14, 2015 |publisher=North Mountain Park}}</ref>

== Recreation == Mount Ashland Ski Area, located on the mountain, features 23 trails on {{convert|200|acre}} served by four lifts.

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== External links == {{Commons category |Mount Ashland}} * {{cite gnis |id=1158108 |name=Mount Ashland}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ashland, Mount}} Category:Klamath Mountains Category:Mountains of Oregon Category:Mountains of Jackson County, Oregon Category:Two-thousanders of the United States Category:Volcanoes of Oregon