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Bowers Rock State Park

Bowers Rock State Park from directly overhead

Bowers Rock State Park is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 60 m. McCulloch Peak stands 664 m to the west, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Hyak Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Silver Falls passes 16 miles off.

Easement access by Bryant Way SW or boat access by Willamette River.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
60 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.63096, -123.15831

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hyak Park: 0.5 mi
  • Takena Park: 1.9 mi
  • Gibson Hill Park: 2.1 mi
  • Bryant Park: 2.2 mi
  • Monteith Riverpark: 2.4 mi
Peaks
  • Voss Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Spring Hill: 3.3 mi
  • Kay Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Peavy Peak: 5.1 mi
  • Poison Oak Hill: 5.2 mi
Nature reserves: 32
Artworks: 29
Gardens: 20
  • HP Organic Community Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Calvin Presbyterian Church Community Garden: 6.2 mi
  • CSC Youth House Gardens: 7.1 mi
  • Callahan Food Forest: 7.3 mi
  • Rose Garden: 7.7 mi
Museums: 16
  • Albany Regional Museum: 2.6 mi
  • Corvallis Museum: 7.0 mi
  • Taylor's Vintage Car Collection: 7.9 mi
  • Benton County Historical Museum: 12.1 mi
  • Independence Heritage Museum: 15.3 mi
Historic sites: 13
  • Scio Vetrans Memorial: 16.0 mi
  • Chinook Salmon: 21.9 mi
  • 1245 Mill Street Section Houses: 21.9 mi
  • Dr. John McLoughlin: 22.1 mi
  • Column Segments from Second Oregon Capitol: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Attractions: 4
  • Telephone of the Wind: 3.1 mi
  • Aldersgate Camps and Retreats: 18.1 mi
  • Blue Car Wreck: 20.0 mi
  • Salem Riverfront Carousel: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 3
  • Sulfer Springs: 7.7 mi
  • Hull Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Solstice Spring: 18.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Maple Grove Shelter: 7.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
Beaches: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Waters of Mormon: 24.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Bowers Rock State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
McCulloch PeakW 270°664 m9.5 mi
Reception PeakW 275°594 m10.5 mi
Forest PeakWNW 293°572.1 m8.5 mi
Price PeakW 280°534.9 m10.1 mi
Lone Pine ButteSE 145°494 m16.0 mi
1564'WSW 251°477 m14.9 mi
Dimple HillW 262°450.5 m8.0 mi
Pioneer ButteWSW 249°450 m17.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4719:25
June solstice05:2820:1721:02
September equinox07:0118:3319:12
December solstice07:4715:4716:36

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414347505661686863544540
Precip in6.54.84.93.32.31.30.30.41.53.56.57.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Corvallis State Univ, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Pacific chorus frog34 obs
  • Northwestern Garter Snake10 obs
  • Douglas's Squirrel10 obs
  • Townsend's Chipmunk10 obs
  • Mule Deer9 obs
  • Pacific Sideband9 obs
  • Cross Orbweaver8 obs
  • Ensatina7 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/435686552

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