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Atfalati Prairie South

Atfalati Prairie South from directly overhead

Atfalati Prairie South is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 43 m. South Saddle Mountain stands 1,048 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Atfalat'i Prairie, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 4.3 miles off.

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Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates45.49794, -123.03676
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Magnolia Park: 0.8 mi
  • Mariposa Community Park: 0.9 mi
  • Marionberry Park: 1.0 mi
  • Jasper Park: 1.0 mi
  • Hummingbird Park: 1.0 mi
Gardens
  • Waterwise Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Baker Memorial Healing Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Lloyd Baron Rhododendron Garden: 4.1 mi
  • Life Community Garden: 7.0 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Spring Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Fern Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Iowa Hill: 4.4 mi
  • Bald Peak: 7.1 mi
  • Gales Peak: 8.9 mi
Attractions: 58
Museums: 49
Picnic sites: 19
  • The Love Garden Farm Stand: 8.3 mi
  • Picnic Shelter: 8.9 mi
  • Stonesthrow Picnic and BBQ Area: 16.3 mi
  • Shelter A: 18.2 mi
  • Eagle Shelter: 19.0 mi
Waterfalls: 15
  • Jackson Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Little Lee Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Cedar Mill Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Lee Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Haines Falls: 13.9 mi
Beaches: 10
  • Lindbergh’s Beach: 16.8 mi
  • Poet's Beach: 17.7 mi
  • San Salvador Beach: 19.0 mi
  • Reeder Beach: 19.9 mi
  • Surprise Beach: 20.1 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Cliffs: 5
  • Waud Bluff: 15.8 mi
  • Phantom Bluff: 17.5 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 23.1 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 23.2 mi
  • Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 23.2 mi
Springs: 4
  • Normandin Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Oliver Spring: 11.9 mi
  • Fern Spring: 14.3 mi
  • Giesy Spring: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.8 miles of Atfalati Prairie South. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Saddle MountainWNW 282°1,048 m16.7 mi
Larch MountainWNW 301°1,044 m21.9 mi
Trask MountainWSW 247°1,040 m22.1 mi
Hembre RidgeW 273°1,039.4 m21.6 mi
Kings MountainWNW 289°977 m24.5 mi
Woods PointWNW 284°940 m20.0 mi
Gobblers KnobW 260°932 m22.3 mi
Round TopNW 308°909 m20.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4619:25
June solstice05:2420:1921:05
September equinox07:0018:3219:11
December solstice07:5015:4316:32

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394145505761686862524438
Precip in7.25.85.03.32.21.40.30.51.33.77.28.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Forest Grove, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1196617354

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