Nature reserve · Oregon
3-Creeks Natural Area
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
3-Creeks Natural Area is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 28 m. Lookout Point stands 802 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Harmony Road Neighborhood Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Mount Hood passes 9.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Clackamas Water Environment Services
How to reach it
Coordinates45.43082, -122.58637
- 9.7 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 11.9 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
- 12.9 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
- 14.4 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD
Overlooks nearby
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 15 mi
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 17 mi
- Crown point · 18 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Harmony Road Neighborhood Park: 0.1 mi
- Furnberg Park: 0.5 mi
- Milwaukie Covenant Church Field: 0.7 mi
- Alder Creek Wildlife Area: 0.8 mi
- Stanley Park: 0.9 mi
Attractions
- Bob's Red Mill - World Headquarters: 0.5 mi
- The Pow Wow Tree: 3.8 mi
- Crystal Springs Rhododendron Gardens: 4.1 mi
- Pickathon Music Festival / Pendarvis Farm: 4.6 mi
- The Spider: 4.6 mi
Gardens
- Sara Hite Memorial Rose Garden: 1.0 mi
- Yamane-Bose Food Forest: 1.1 mi
- Good Roots Community Garden: 2.8 mi
- Rose Villa Community Garden: 3.0 mi
- Learning Gardens Laboratory: 3.0 mi
Peaks
- Mount Talbert: 1.7 mi
- Oatfield Hill: 1.8 mi
- Mount Scott: 2.4 mi
- Scouters Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Clatsop Butte: 4.9 mi
Nature reserves
- McNary Property: 1.7 mi
- Minthorn North Natural Area: 2.0 mi
- Sunnyside and 117th Property: 2.1 mi
- Happy Valley Nature Park: 2.4 mi
- James Abele Park Property: 2.5 mi
Historic sites
- Liberty: 2.7 mi
- Clifford Stocker Memorial Parkside: 3.3 mi
- Pow-Wow tree: 3.8 mi
- Oregon Iron Company Furnace: 3.9 mi
- Dr. John McLoughlin Memorial Bridge: 4.0 mi
Museums: 52
- Oregon Military Museum: 1.9 mi
- 510 Museum & Art Space: 3.8 mi
- Portland Puppet Museum: 4.1 mi
- Tryon Creek Nature Center: 4.4 mi
- End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center: 4.6 mi
Waterfalls: 35
- Knapp Falls: 3.0 mi
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 4.1 mi
- Hidden Falls: 4.3 mi
- Singer Falls: 5.2 mi
- Willamette Falls: 5.7 mi
Picnic sites: 20
- Willamette Falls Heritage Foundation: 5.3 mi
- Picnic Area B: 5.8 mi
- Picnic Area A: 5.8 mi
- Picnic Area C: 6.5 mi
- Picnic Area B: 6.5 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Phantom Bluff: 5.7 mi
- Madrone Wall: 6.8 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 8.2 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 8.3 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 8.4 mi
Beaches: 11
- Poet's Beach: 6.7 mi
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 10.1 mi
- Swim beach: 10.8 mi
- Lieser Point: 12.1 mi
- North Beach: 12.4 mi
Springs: 5
- spring w/concrete cover: 13.6 mi
- School District Spring: 16.6 mi
- Giesy Spring: 17.1 mi
- Oliver Spring: 18.9 mi
- Wahkeena Spring: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Fulton: 5.0 mi
- Latourell: 19.4 mi
- Champoeg: 19.6 mi
- Bridal Veil: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 14.3 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 14.4 mi
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of 3-Creeks Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lookout Point | E 80° | 802 m | 22.5 mi |
| Walker Peak | E 82° | 736 m | 22.3 mi |
| Pepper Mountain | ENE 71° | 655 m | 21.1 mi |
| Lenhart Butte | ESE 105° | 638 m | 21.1 mi |
| Livingston Mountain | NNE 32° | 595 m | 20.2 mi |
| Spud Mountain | NNE 31° | 576 m | 21.2 mi |
| Highland Butte | SSE 152° | 470 m | 15.1 mi |
| Biddle Butte | ENE 60° | 447 m | 21.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:44 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 20:17 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:41 | 16:31 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 45 | 49 | 53 | 60 | 65 | 71 | 71 | 65 | 56 | 47 | 42 |
| Precip in | 6.5 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 6.7 | 7.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oregon City, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/130920743
Day trips start here
- Gladstone · 3 mi
- Milwaukie · 3 mi
- Lake Oswego · 4 mi
- Oregon City · 5 mi
- Portland Metropolitan Area · 6 mi
- Portland · 7 mi
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