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Catkin Marsh Natural Area

Catkin Marsh Natural Area from directly overhead

Catkin Marsh Natural Area is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Pyramid Rock stands 1,091 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Whitaker Ponds Nature Park, a park 1.1 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD passes 3.8 miles off.

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What to expect

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Portland Parks & Recreation
Getting there

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Coordinates45.58303, -122.62833

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Gardens
Artworks
  • Jarrett Grove Intersection Painting: 1.4 mi
  • Cloud Walk: 1.7 mi
  • Sentinels;Habitat Tiles: 1.7 mi
  • Keep Your Chin Up: 1.8 mi
  • The Decemberists: 2.2 mi
Historic sites
  • Victor G. Atiyeh: 1.7 mi
  • Eutectic Gallery: 1.7 mi
  • Rob Strasser Field: 2.7 mi
  • William V. Owens Softball Complex: 2.7 mi
  • Vernon Ross Veterans Memorial: 3.1 mi
Attractions
Peaks
Museums: 51
Waterfalls: 49
Picnic sites: 28
Beaches: 15
  • North Beach: 1.8 mi
  • Lieser Point: 2.7 mi
  • Surprise Beach: 2.8 mi
  • Lindbergh’s Beach: 4.0 mi
  • Poet's Beach: 5.7 mi
Cliffs: 11
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 3.7 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 3.9 mi
  • Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 4.0 mi
  • Waud Bluff: 4.9 mi
  • Tegart Bluff: 8.1 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 5
  • School District Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Oliver Spring: 23.1 mi
  • Fern Spring: 23.2 mi
  • spring w/concrete cover: 23.7 mi
  • Wahkeena Spring: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
Natural arches: 1
  • Ed's Trail Arch: 22.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Catkin Marsh Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pyramid RockENE 60°1,091 m20.9 mi
Larch MountainENE 60°1,057 m18.5 mi
Elkhorn MountainNE 49°679 m16.4 mi
Bells MountainNNE 33°674 m19.6 mi
Livingston MountainENE 62°595 m14.2 mi
Spotted Deer MountainNE 43°594 m17.7 mi
Spud MountainENE 60°576 m15.2 mi
Dixie MountainWNW 299°490 m16.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4419:23
June solstice05:2220:1821:04
September equinox06:5818:3119:10
December solstice07:4915:4016:30

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424448535964707165564742
Precip in5.03.74.02.92.51.60.50.51.53.45.55.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland Intl AP, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/540263972

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