Cape Blanco Marine Research Area
Cape Blanco Marine Research Area is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 57 m. Iron Mountain stands 1,242 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Cape Blanco Lighthouse, a lighthouse less than a tenth of a mile away. Pacific Coast passes 4.2 miles off. 90 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.
No take of shellfish/other inverts in intertidal except for clams, Dungeness crab, red rock crab, mussels, piddocks, scallops & shrimp. No take of marine plants except by scientific research permit (OR Sport Fishing Regs Ch.736 Div. 21 & Ch.141 Div. 142)
What to expect
- Operated by
- Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the Pacific Coast, National
- 17.4 mi off the Charleston to Bandon
Overlooks nearby
- Beaver Hill Viewpoint · 28 mi
- Top of Copperhead Viewpoint · 29 mi
90 named places within 25 miles
- Madden Butte: 4.9 mi
- Silver Butte: 5.7 mi
- Stone Butte: 6.9 mi
- Cemetery Hill: 7.1 mi
- Eightmile Prairie Mountain: 8.4 mi
- Port Orford Cedar Forest State Park: 4.4 mi
- Buffington Memorial Park: 6.8 mi
- Battle Rock Wayside Park: 7.5 mi
- Edson County Park: 7.8 mi
- Humbug Mountain Day Use Area: 12.9 mi
- Blacklock Point Marine Conservation Area: 3.1 mi
- Port Orford Wetland Interpretive Walkway: 6.8 mi
- Humbug Mountain State Park: 12.2 mi
- Bullards Beach State Park: 22.7 mi
- Port Orford Lifeboat Station: 7.3 mi
- Bandon Historical Society Museum: 21.0 mi
- Coquille River Lighthouse: 21.0 mi
- Sixes Bluff: 2.8 mi
- Battle Rock: 7.5 mi
- Radio Tower Ruins: 7.3 mi
- Wreck of the Cottoneva: 7.5 mi
- West Coast Game Park Safari: 14.1 mi
- Prehistoric Gardens: 17.8 mi
- Nasomah Memorial: 20.9 mi
- Dream Chaser Garden: 23.1 mi
- Cape Blanco Lighthouse: 0.0 mi
- Cosmo the Tufted Puffin: 20.2 mi
- Ophir Beach: 21.7 mi
- Ophir Rest Area: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cape Blanco Marine Research Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Mountain | ESE 114° | 1,242.06 m | 23.5 mi |
| Barklow Mountain | ESE 106° | 1,094.232 m | 21.7 mi |
| Copper Mountain | ESE 112° | 1,085.698 m | 21.5 mi |
| Bray Mountain | ESE 103° | 1,010.717 m | 21.9 mi |
| Panther Mountain | SE 126° | 999.744 m | 20.1 mi |
| Granite Peak | ESE 105° | 970.788 m | 22.3 mi |
| Salmon Mountain | ESE 103° | 966.216 m | 20.6 mi |
| Johnson Mountain | E 96° | 932.383 m | 23.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:53 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:18 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:40 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:02 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 48 | 49 | 51 | 54 | 57 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 55 | 50 | 48 |
| Precip in | 11.6 | 8.5 | 9.3 | 6.8 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 4.8 | 10.2 | 12.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Port Orford #2, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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