Blacklock Point Marine Conservation Area
Blacklock Point Marine Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Iron Mountain stands 1,242 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Cape Blanco Marine Research Area, a nature reserve 3.1 miles away. Pacific Coast passes 3.3 miles off. 120 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.
No special fishing/shellfish harvest restrictions for this Marine Conservation Area, follow statewide ODFW harvest rules. The collection of marine plants limited to souvenir quantity. Refer to OR Sport Fishing Regulations Ch.736 Div. 21 & Ch.141 Div. 142.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the Pacific Coast, National
- 14.3 mi off the Charleston to Bandon
Overlooks nearby
- Beaver Hill Viewpoint · 25 mi
- Top of Copperhead Viewpoint · 26 mi
120 named places within 25 miles
- Madden Butte: 4.1 mi
- Stone Butte: 4.9 mi
- Eightmile Prairie Mountain: 6.8 mi
- White Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Morton Butte: 7.0 mi
- Port Orford Cedar Forest State Park: 3.5 mi
- Edson County Park: 7.3 mi
- Buffington Memorial Park: 8.7 mi
- Battle Rock Wayside Park: 9.4 mi
- New River County Park: 11.1 mi
- Nasomah Memorial: 17.9 mi
- Dream Chaser Garden: 20.6 mi
- Rose Garden: 23.4 mi
- Rose Garden: 23.4 mi
- Student Garden: 23.5 mi
- Cape Blanco Marine Research Area: 3.1 mi
- Port Orford Wetland Interpretive Walkway: 8.7 mi
- Humbug Mountain State Park: 14.0 mi
- Bullards Beach State Park: 19.7 mi
- Wreck of the Cottoneva: 9.4 mi
- Radio Tower Ruins: 9.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 23.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 23.6 mi
- Port Orford Lifeboat Station: 9.5 mi
- Bandon Historical Society Museum: 17.9 mi
- Coquille River Lighthouse: 18.0 mi
- Logging Museum: 23.8 mi
- Myrtle Point Public Beach: 23.4 mi
- Ophir Beach: 23.6 mi
- Whisky Run Beach: 24.3 mi
- Sixes Bluff: 3.6 mi
- Battle Rock: 9.5 mi
- West Coast Game Park Safari: 11.0 mi
- Prehistoric Gardens: 19.5 mi
- Cape Blanco Lighthouse: 3.1 mi
- Cosmo the Tufted Puffin: 17.2 mi
- Ophir Rest Area: 24.4 mi
- China F;at: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blacklock Point Marine Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Mountain | ESE 122° | 1,242.06 m | 23.3 mi |
| Barklow Mountain | ESE 115° | 1,094.232 m | 21.2 mi |
| Copper Mountain | ESE 121° | 1,085.698 m | 21.2 mi |
| Bray Mountain | ESE 111° | 1,010.717 m | 21.2 mi |
| Panther Mountain | SE 134° | 999.744 m | 20.6 mi |
| Granite Peak | ESE 113° | 970.788 m | 21.6 mi |
| Salmon Mountain | ESE 111° | 966.216 m | 19.9 mi |
| Johnson Mountain | ESE 103° | 932.383 m | 22.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:53 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:18 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:40 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:01 | 16:47 |
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 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 50 | 54 | 57 | 60 | 61 | 59 | 55 | 50 | 46 |
| Precip in | 11.8 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 9.7 | 12.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Langlois #2, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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