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Cape Foulweather Complex Marine Conservation Area

Cape Foulweather Complex Marine Conservation Area from directly overhead

Cape Foulweather Complex Marine Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of -11 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 1,052 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Otter Rock Marine Garden, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Pacific Coast runs past it. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.76696, -124.07069

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks: 44
  • Rocky Top: 3.0 mi
  • Siletz Hill: 4.5 mi
  • Iron Mountain: 5.2 mi
  • Salal Hill: 6.3 mi
  • Government Hill: 8.6 mi
Nature reserves: 18
Artworks: 13
  • Whale Skeleton: 9.0 mi
  • Shipwreck: 9.1 mi
  • Orcas: 9.6 mi
  • Whales: 9.6 mi
  • Coast Guard Helicopter: 9.7 mi
Attractions: 10
Historic sites: 10
  • The Courage to Succeed: 3.0 mi
  • Roy Bower and Jack Chambers Memorial: 3.2 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 9.0 mi
  • Yellow Submarine: 10.0 mi
  • Blue Star Memorial Highway: 14.1 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Beverly Beach: 2.7 mi
  • Moolack Beach: 4.7 mi
  • South Beach: 13.8 mi
  • Sand Point Beach: 15.8 mi
  • Holly Beach: 20.6 mi
Museums: 6
  • Whale Research EcoExcursions: 2.9 mi
  • Pacific Maritime Heritage Center: 9.3 mi
  • Education Wing: 10.1 mi
  • North Lincoln County Historical Museum: 11.5 mi
  • Toledo Centennial History Center: 12.0 mi
Gardens: 3
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Waterfalls: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Cascade Head Interpretive Wayside: 18.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cape Foulweather Complex Marine Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf MountainENE 65°1,051.56 m21.4 mi
Saddle Bag MountainNE 43°1,032 m21.1 mi
Fanno PeakENE 71°1,015.898 m22.1 mi
Riley PeakENE 70°1,004 m24.2 mi
Big TipENE 72°863 m17.3 mi
Green MountainE 91°860 m21.1 mi
Table MountainSSE 150°857.707 m23.2 mi
Rocky PointNE 43°853.4 m19.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5019:29
June solstice05:3120:2121:06
September equinox07:0418:3719:15
December solstice07:5115:5016:39

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F484748495356585957555047

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newport 3N, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1460913861

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