Amazon Headwaters Park
Amazon Headwaters Park is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 185 m. Bear Mountain stands 1,116 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Erin Noble Headwaters Park, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Cottage Grove Covered Bridge passes 13 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Eugene Parks & Open Space
How to reach it
- 13.1 mi off the Cottage Grove Covered Bridge
- 27.0 mi off the Over the Rivers and Through the Woods
Named places within 25 miles
- Hult City Park: 0.4 mi
- Frank Kinney Park: 0.4 mi
- Dillard Skyline City Park: 0.6 mi
- Shadow Wood Park: 0.7 mi
- Edgewood City Park: 0.9 mi
- Mount Baldy: 0.7 mi
- Spencer Butte: 1.4 mi
- Moon Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Baker Hill: 3.6 mi
- Wild Iris Ridge Summit: 4.3 mi
- Abandoned Car: 2.3 mi
- Nicolas Cage: 2.5 mi
- 26th and Olive Street Intersection Mural: 2.7 mi
- Dinosaur on Hill: 2.9 mi
- Wooly Mammoth: 3.4 mi
- Erin Noble Headwaters Park: 0.3 mi
- Mt. Baldy Park: 0.6 mi
- Spencer Butte Park: 1.1 mi
- Suzanne Arlie Park: 1.4 mi
- South Eugene Meadows: 2.5 mi
- Learning Garden: 2.0 mi
- Amazon Community Garden: 2.5 mi
- Fox Hollow Creek Nursery: 2.8 mi
- Laurel Valley Educational Farm: 2.9 mi
- Columbia Street Garden: 3.1 mi
- Soldier’s Memorial: 3.2 mi
- GAR Memorial Plot: 3.3 mi
- Marcellus Tryk: 3.4 mi
- Pre's Rock: 3.5 mi
- David Minor: 3.7 mi
- Cascades Raptor Center: 0.6 mi
- Museum of Natural and Cultural History: 3.4 mi
- Lane County Historical Museum: 3.8 mi
- Eugene Science Center: 4.3 mi
- Springfield History Museum: 4.5 mi
- Nicolas Cage balcony: 2.5 mi
- Masterson Pioneer Cabin: 3.8 mi
- Living History Village: 3.8 mi
- Mim's House: 4.3 mi
- Elijah Bristow Monument: 7.2 mi
- Spliff Cliff: 3.5 mi
- Franklin Perch: 3.5 mi
- Climbing Columns: 4.6 mi
- Lenon Hill: 11.6 mi
- Peterson Point: 23.6 mi
- Gettings Creek Rest Area Southbound: 10.2 mi
- Gettings Creek Rest Area Northbound: 10.3 mi
- Oak Grove Rest Area Northbound: 16.8 mi
- Oak Grove Rest Area Southbound: 16.8 mi
- Chicken Shack: 7.7 mi
- Signal Point Day Use Area: 20.6 mi
- Brice Creek Falls: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Amazon Headwaters Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Mountain | SE 139° | 1,116 m | 13.8 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NNE 17° | 961.6 m | 14.7 mi |
| Mount Tom | NNE 16° | 954 m | 15.7 mi |
| Round Mountain | NNE 25° | 852.2 m | 17.6 mi |
| Prune Hill | SSE 147° | 809 m | 12.3 mi |
| Mount Zion | ESE 118° | 797 m | 16.3 mi |
| Hells Hill | NE 51° | 746 m | 16.8 mi |
| Cougar Mountain | SSE 151° | 732 m | 10.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:47 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:15 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 15:50 | 16:38 |
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 | 41 | 43 | 47 | 51 | 56 | 61 | 68 | 68 | 63 | 53 | 46 | 41 |
| Precip in | 6.1 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 6.0 | 7.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eugene-mahlon Sweet FLD, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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