Nature reserve · Oregon
Burton Wetlands Natural Area
Burton Wetlands Natural Area is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 79 m. Long Mountain stands 689 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Terra Linda Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 5.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District
How to reach it
Coordinates45.53460, -122.82232
- 5.4 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
- 9.4 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD
- 16.5 mi off the JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND
- 19.5 mi off the Mount Hood, National
Overlooks nearby
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 27 mi
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 28 mi
- Crown point · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Terra Linda Park: 0.2 mi
- Oak Hills Neighborhood Park: 0.5 mi
- Skyview Park: 0.9 mi
- John Quincy Adams Young Park: 1.2 mi
- Cedar Mill Creek Greenway: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
- White Fox Wetlands Natural Area: 0.7 mi
- Cedar Mill Creek Greenway: 1.2 mi
- Moshofsky Woods Natural Area: 1.4 mi
- Peppertree Wetlands Natural Area: 1.5 mi
- Cedar Mill Creek Greenway: 1.6 mi
Historic sites
- Joe Pearson: 1.3 mi
- George Foege Firefighting Pioneer: 1.6 mi
- The Jeff Johnson Trail: 1.9 mi
- Nike Time Capsule: 1.9 mi
- Beaverton Centennial Welcome Tree: 3.1 mi
Attractions
- Nike Swoosh: 1.5 mi
- LeBron Signature Totem: 1.6 mi
- Seb Coe: 1.7 mi
- LA Swoosh: 1.8 mi
- Historic Archibald McGill House: 4.3 mi
Gardens
- Oregon Food Bank Learning Garden: 1.6 mi
- Nissho Iwai Gardens: 1.9 mi
- Howard Vollum Memorial Garden: 2.4 mi
- Learning Garden: 2.8 mi
- Education Garden: 2.8 mi
Artworks
- Untitled: 1.6 mi
- Lebron: 1.6 mi
- Eliud Kipchoge: 1.6 mi
- Equality: 1.6 mi
- Respect: 1.6 mi
Peaks
- Swede Hill: 3.4 mi
- Cornell Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Elk Point: 3.8 mi
- Mount Williams: 4.4 mi
- Sexton Mountain: 5.3 mi
Museums: 53
- Vintage Tek: 2.5 mi
- Japanese Arts Learning Center: 5.6 mi
- The Freakybuttrue Peculiarium and Museum: 6.0 mi
- Classic Aircraft Aviation Museum: 6.2 mi
- Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals: 6.7 mi
Picnic sites: 25
- Picnic Shelter: 6.7 mi
- Shelter A: 7.5 mi
- Picnic Area A: 9.4 mi
- Picnic Area B: 9.5 mi
- Picnic Area F: 9.5 mi
Waterfalls: 18
- Cedar Mill Falls: 1.2 mi
- Jackson Falls: 8.3 mi
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 9.8 mi
- Knapp Falls: 13.5 mi
- Willamette Falls: 16.0 mi
Beaches: 15
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 6.1 mi
- Poet's Beach: 7.6 mi
- North Beach: 9.6 mi
- Surprise Beach: 9.8 mi
- Lieser Point: 12.6 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Waud Bluff: 5.2 mi
- Phantom Bluff: 10.6 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 12.4 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 12.6 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 12.6 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Fulton: 8.5 mi
- Roy: 13.2 mi
- Greenville: 14.7 mi
- Thatcher: 15.6 mi
- Champoeg: 20.1 mi
Springs: 5
- Oliver Spring: 15.1 mi
- Fern Spring: 16.9 mi
- Normandin Spring: 18.6 mi
- School District Spring: 20.4 mi
- Giesy Spring: 21.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 18.1 mi
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 18.3 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 18.4 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 19.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.8 miles of Burton Wetlands Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Mountain | NW 322° | 689 m | 22.3 mi |
| Green Mountain | NW 314° | 676 m | 20.9 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NNW 330° | 649 m | 19.5 mi |
| Tater Hill | NNW 329° | 618 m | 21.2 mi |
| Rye Hill | NW 324° | 566 m | 17.5 mi |
| Gales Peak | W 271° | 548 m | 18.9 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NW 310° | 539 m | 19.1 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | WNW 294° | 538 m | 22.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:45 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 20:19 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:41 | 16:31 |
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 | 45 | 47 | 50 | 54 | 60 | 63 | 69 | 69 | 64 | 56 | 49 | 44 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 5.9 | 6.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nature Park-beaverton, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/132589809
Day trips start here
- Beaverton · 3 mi
- Aloha · 4 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Northwest · 7 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Southwest · 7 mi
- Hillsboro · 8 mi
- Portland · 8 mi
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