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Capstone

Capstone from directly overhead

Capstone is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 51 m. Rye Hill stands 566 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Summer Hills Greenway, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 2.5 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates45.43560, -122.80380

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Summerlake Park: 0.3 mi
  • Windmill Park: 0.3 mi
  • Jack Park: 0.4 mi
  • Castle at Brittany: 0.5 mi
  • Englewood Park: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens
Attractions
Peaks: 55
Museums: 53
Picnic sites: 19
  • Stonesthrow Picnic and BBQ Area: 4.6 mi
  • The Love Garden Farm Stand: 6.9 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 3: 9.8 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 2: 9.9 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 1: 9.9 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Cedar Mill Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Jane Martin Waterfall: 8.7 mi
  • Willamette Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Singer Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Coffee Creek Falls: 11.0 mi
Beaches: 14
  • Poet's Beach: 8.1 mi
  • Lindbergh’s Beach: 9.6 mi
  • North Beach: 13.8 mi
  • Surprise Beach: 14.4 mi
  • Lieser Point: 15.9 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Phantom Bluff: 5.5 mi
  • Waud Bluff: 10.0 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 14.0 mi
  • Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 14.0 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 14.1 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 6
  • Oliver Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Giesy Spring: 14.5 mi
  • spring w/concrete cover: 21.7 mi
  • Normandin Spring: 21.9 mi
  • Fern Spring: 22.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rye HillNNW 332°566 m23.8 mi
Gales PeakWNW 290°548 m21.0 mi
Bald MountainNW 321°539 m24.6 mi
Bald PeakWSW 257°497 m12.5 mi
Dixie MountainNNW 342°490 m19.1 mi
Red Slide HillNW 323°473 m23.4 mi
Highland ButteSE 128°470 m22.3 mi
Cornell MountainNNE 21°392 m6.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4519:24
June solstice05:2420:1821:04
September equinox06:5918:3119:11
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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/149206475

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