Bear Creek flows through Talent's center, with this city of 6,500 occupying the Rogue Valley at 1,450 feet elevation in southern Oregon. The Siskiyou Mountains rise to the south, marking the approach to California. Mediterranean climate creates dry summers averaging in the upper 80s and mild, wet winters in the mid-40s. The valley's relatively flat floor extends between mountain ranges, providing ideal agricultural conditions that historically supported pear orchards and vineyards. Talent sits between Ashland and Medford along Interstate 5, functioning as part of the greater Rogue Valley community.
