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Beef Bend Natural Area

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Beef Bend Natural Area from directly overhead

Beef Bend Natural Area is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 37 m. Gales Peak stands 548 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Heritage Pine Natural Area, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 0.7 miles off. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

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Getting there

How to reach it

Coordinates45.39139, -122.83811

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Orchard Park: 1.2 mi
  • Bear Park: 1.3 mi
  • Pioneer Park: 1.6 mi
  • Roshak Park: 1.8 mi
  • The Tree Park: 1.8 mi
Artworks
  • Bigfoot: 2.3 mi
  • Tigard Tulip: 4.0 mi
  • I Wonder: 4.0 mi
  • Mobius: 4.2 mi
  • Nest: 4.4 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Andrew Keller Memorial Circle: 2.5 mi
  • Deer Resistant Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Learning Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Belle's Haven: 5.4 mi
  • Herb Garden: 5.5 mi
Museums
Attractions
Peaks: 49
Picnic sites: 21
  • Stonesthrow Picnic and BBQ Area: 4.7 mi
  • The Love Garden Farm Stand: 4.9 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 3: 7.5 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 2: 7.6 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 1: 7.6 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Cedar Mill Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Willamette Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Coffee Creek Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Singer Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Jane Martin Waterfall: 11.6 mi
Beaches: 10
  • Poet's Beach: 11.4 mi
  • Lindbergh’s Beach: 13.1 mi
  • San Salvador Beach: 14.9 mi
  • North Beach: 17.3 mi
  • Surprise Beach: 17.9 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Phantom Bluff: 6.8 mi
  • Waud Bluff: 13.5 mi
  • Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 17.2 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 17.2 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 17.2 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Springs: 5
  • Oliver Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Giesy Spring: 11.7 mi
  • spring w/concrete cover: 21.9 mi
  • Normandin Spring: 22.3 mi
  • Fern Spring: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Beef Bend Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gales PeakWNW 299°548 m20.8 mi
Bald PeakW 272°497 m10.6 mi
Dixie MountainN 349°490 m21.6 mi
Highland ButteESE 119°470 m22.0 mi
Cornell MountainNNE 24°392 m10.2 mi
Parrett MountainSSW 202°381 m6.1 mi
Mount RichmondW 277°380 m19.7 mi
East Bliss ButteENE 77°344 m19.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4519:24
June solstice05:2420:1821:04
September equinox06:5918:3219:11
December solstice07:4915:4216:32

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424448525862686864544641

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beaverton 2 SSW, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/874959067

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