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Chehalem Ridge Nature Park

Chehalem Ridge Nature Park from directly overhead

Chehalem Ridge Nature Park is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 213 m. South Saddle Mountain stands 1,048 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Spring Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 1.2 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
2021-12-13
Visiting

What to expect

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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.45402, -123.08918
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Spring Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Iowa Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Fern Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Bald Peak: 4.3 mi
  • Mount Richmond: 7.6 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Brown Park: 2.6 mi
  • Harleman Park: 4.3 mi
  • Joseph Gale Park: 4.3 mi
  • B Street Trail Trailhead: 4.3 mi
  • Rogers Park: 4.4 mi
Gardens
  • Waterwise Garden: 5.8 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 5.8 mi
  • Baker Memorial Healing Garden: 7.0 mi
  • Lloyd Baron Rhododendron Garden: 7.2 mi
  • Life Community Garden: 9.5 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Attractions: 56
Museums: 49
Picnic sites: 19
  • The Love Garden Farm Stand: 8.2 mi
  • Picnic Shelter: 12.8 mi
  • Stonesthrow Picnic and BBQ Area: 17.5 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 3: 19.3 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 1: 19.3 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Little Lee Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Lee Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Haines Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Jackson Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Cedar Mill Falls: 14.9 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Beaches: 7
  • San Salvador Beach: 16.3 mi
  • Lindbergh’s Beach: 20.1 mi
  • Poet's Beach: 20.6 mi
  • North Beach: 23.7 mi
  • Surprise Beach: 23.7 mi
Springs: 5
  • Oliver Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Normandin Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Fern Spring: 17.3 mi
  • Giesy Spring: 21.6 mi
  • La Toutena Mary Spring: 24.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of Chehalem Ridge Nature Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Saddle MountainWNW 295°1,048 m15.3 mi
Larch MountainNW 311°1,044 m21.7 mi
Trask MountainWSW 252°1,040 m18.7 mi
Hembre RidgeWNW 283°1,039.4 m19.5 mi
Kings MountainWNW 299°977 m23.4 mi
Sheridan PeakSW 236°942 m21.1 mi
Woods PointWNW 295°940 m18.6 mi
Gobblers KnobW 268°932 m19.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4619:25
June solstice05:2520:2021:05
September equinox07:0018:3319:12
December solstice07:5015:4316:32

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394145505761686862524438
Precip in7.25.85.03.32.21.40.30.51.33.77.28.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Forest Grove, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/736647266

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