Boccard Point

Boccard Point
Juniper Ridge
Highest point
Elevation	5,900 ft (1,798 m)  NGVD 29[1]
Prominence	200 ft (61 m) [1]
Coordinates	42°03′20″N 122°29′06″W / 42.055694°N 122.4851326°WCoordinates: 42°03′20″N 122°29′06″W / 42.055694°N 122.4851326°W [2]
Geography
Boccard Point Location in Oregon
Location	Jackson County, Oregon, U.S.
Topo map	USGS Soda Mountain

Boccard Point is a mountain summit in Jackson County, Oregon, United States with an elevation of 5,900 feet (1,798 m).

Environs

Boccard Point is located in the Soda Mountain Wilderness, which was designated in the spring of 2009 by the United States Congress, and is managed by the Bureau of Land Management

The surrounding wilderness encompasses a large amount of biological and geological diversity, covering the transition between Oregon's eastern deserts, and mountainous fir forests . The mountain and associated wilderness is located southeast of the cities of Medford and Ashland.^[3]

Trails

Since the designation of the Soda Mountain Wilderness, the road leading to Boccard Point had been decommissioned, and deterioration had made it difficult to traverse. In 2014, the trail was restored by the nonprofit Siskiyou Mountain Club.^[4]

Name

The mountain was named after the American biologist and environmentalist Bruce Boccard. Boccard Point was his favorite spot on the mountain and was a point he called "Juniper Ridge". In 1997, the U.S. Board on Geographic Names approved naming the point in his honor.^[5]

References

1. "Boccard Point". ListsOfJohn.com. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
2. "Boccard Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
3. "Soda Mountain Wilderness Area". blm.gov. United States Bureau of Land Management. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
4. "Boccard Point – An Easy Hike to a Very Special Place". Siskiyou Mountain Club. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
5. Landform given biologist's name, Paul Fattig in Mail Tribune, May 24, 1998