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Brown Natural Area

Brown Natural Area from directly overhead

Brown Natural Area is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 45 m. Gales Peak stands 548 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Fanno Creek Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 4.4 miles off. 52 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates45.42027, -122.76033

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Fanno Creek Park: 0.3 mi
  • Bonita Park: 0.3 mi
  • Fanno Creek House: 0.4 mi
  • Fanno Creek Park: 0.6 mi
  • Universal Plaza: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens
Nature reserves
Attractions
Museums: 54
Peaks: 52
Picnic sites: 19
  • Stonesthrow Picnic and BBQ Area: 2.7 mi
  • Willamette Falls Heritage Foundation: 8.3 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 3: 8.5 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 2: 8.5 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 1: 8.7 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Jane Martin Waterfall: 7.3 mi
  • Cedar Mill Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Willamette Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Singer Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Coffee Creek Falls: 8.7 mi
Beaches: 13
  • Poet's Beach: 7.4 mi
  • Lindbergh’s Beach: 9.7 mi
  • North Beach: 13.8 mi
  • Surprise Beach: 14.5 mi
  • Lieser Point: 15.4 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Phantom Bluff: 3.1 mi
  • Waud Bluff: 10.5 mi
  • Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 13.0 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 13.1 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 13.1 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 6
  • Oliver Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Giesy Spring: 13.4 mi
  • spring w/concrete cover: 19.4 mi
  • School District Spring: 22.3 mi
  • Normandin Spring: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gales PeakWNW 291°548 m23.4 mi
Bald PeakW 263°497 m14.5 mi
Dixie MountainNNW 338°490 m20.8 mi
Highland ButteSE 129°470 m19.9 mi
Cornell MountainN 3°392 m7.3 mi
Parrett MountainSW 218°381 m9.7 mi
Mount RichmondW 271°380 m23.3 mi
East Bliss ButteE 81°344 m15.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4519:24
June solstice05:2320:1821:04
September equinox06:5918:3119:10
December solstice07:4915:4216:31

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, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/972467151

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