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Barton Natural Area

Barton Natural Area from directly overhead

Barton Natural Area is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 76 m. Wildcat Mountain stands 1,365 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Boring-Estacada Rail Line, a park 0.8 miles away. Mount Hood passes 6.1 miles off.

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Coordinates45.38931, -122.42324

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Boring-Estacada Rail Line: 0.8 mi
  • Barton Park: 1.0 mi
  • Damascus Centennial Park: 2.5 mi
  • Wilsada Park: 3.2 mi
  • Trillium Creek Park: 3.4 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Aemisegger Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Zion Hill: 3.5 mi
  • East Bliss Butte: 4.8 mi
  • Sunshine Butte: 4.9 mi
  • Towle Butte: 5.4 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
Artworks
Attractions: 56
  • Pickathon Music Festival / Pendarvis Farm: 4.9 mi
  • North American Bigfoot Center: 5.0 mi
  • Clackamas Hatchery Visitor Center: 7.1 mi
  • Clackamas Hatchery: 7.1 mi
  • The Pow Wow Tree: 8.4 mi
Waterfalls: 54
  • Hidden Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Knapp Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Tumble Creek Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Singer Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Willamette Falls: 9.9 mi
Museums: 46
Picnic sites: 16
  • Willamette Falls Heritage Foundation: 9.6 mi
  • Picnic Area B: 11.9 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 12.1 mi
  • Picnic Area D: 13.4 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 13.4 mi
Cliffs: 15
Beaches: 9
  • Sandy River Beach: 10.8 mi
  • Swim beach: 11.5 mi
  • Cottonwood Beach: 12.8 mi
  • Sandy Swimming Hole: 14.0 mi
  • Poet's Beach: 14.5 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 4
  • spring w/concrete cover: 8.1 mi
  • School District Spring: 17.7 mi
  • Wahkeena Spring: 19.1 mi
  • Giesy Spring: 20.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Barton Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wildcat MountainESE 109°1,365 m19.7 mi
Githens MountainESE 118°1,363 m19.9 mi
Goat MountainSSE 161°1,282 m18.8 mi
Old BaldyESE 116°1,274 m18.4 mi
Larch MountainENE 59°1,202 m18.9 mi
Sherrard PointENE 59°1,146 m19.0 mi
Lookout PointENE 65°802 m15.7 mi
Walker PeakENE 67°736 m15.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4319:22
June solstice05:2220:1721:02
September equinox06:5718:3019:09
December solstice07:4715:4116:30

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434549536065717165564742
Precip in6.54.54.83.82.51.80.50.61.64.26.77.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oregon City, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/856978686

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