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Chinquapin Bluffs West

Chinquapin Bluffs West from directly overhead

Chinquapin Bluffs West is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 124 m. Wildcat Mountain stands 1,365 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Sandy River Scenic Waterway, a park 0.9 miles away. Mount Hood passes 0.7 miles off.

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Coordinates45.46558, -122.26589

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sandy River Scenic Waterway: 0.9 mi
  • Dodge Park: 1.6 mi
  • Ed Latourette Park: 1.9 mi
  • Sandy Bluff Dog Park: 4.0 mi
  • Sandy Bluff Park: 4.0 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Cemetery Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Ross Mountain: 4.1 mi
  • Chanticleer Point: 5.0 mi
  • Crown Point: 5.2 mi
  • Chamberlain Hill: 6.0 mi
Waterfalls
Gardens
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Devoted Passion: 7.4 mi
  • Fine Tuned Tulle: 8.1 mi
  • Quaytskin: 9.3 mi
  • Bald Eagle: 9.4 mi
  • Rockwood Sunrise: 10.6 mi
Attractions: 52
  • Jerry's Car Barn: 0.9 mi
  • North American Bigfoot Center: 4.3 mi
  • Union Pacific Railcar: 7.7 mi
  • McMenamins Edgefield: 8.4 mi
  • Pickathon Music Festival / Pendarvis Farm: 11.2 mi
Museums: 44
Cliffs: 18
  • Broughton Bluff: 7.4 mi
  • Ozone Wall: 7.5 mi
  • Farside: 7.7 mi
  • Cape Horn: 7.9 mi
  • Madrone Wall: 10.6 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Wahkeena Picnic Site: 10.1 mi
  • Ainsworth Day Use Area: 13.3 mi
  • Picnic Area B: 16.1 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 16.3 mi
  • Picnic Area D: 17.8 mi
Springs: 11
  • Wahkeena Spring: 9.9 mi
  • School District Spring: 14.7 mi
  • spring w/concrete cover: 15.4 mi
  • Tanner Spring: 18.5 mi
  • Big Cedar Spring: 18.8 mi
Beaches: 9
  • Cottonwood Beach: 7.7 mi
  • Sandy River Beach: 7.7 mi
  • Sandy Swimming Hole: 9.8 mi
  • Swim beach: 11.0 mi
  • Lieser Point: 18.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Natural arches: 1
  • Ed's Trail Arch: 20.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Chinquapin Bluffs West. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wildcat MountainSE 137°1,365 m16.1 mi
Old BaldySE 146°1,274 m16.0 mi
North MountainESE 107°1,229 m15.9 mi
Big Bend MountainE 85°1,224 m15.2 mi
Palmer PeakENE 60°1,222 m14.5 mi
Thimble MountainE 98°1,210 m16.4 mi
Larch MountainENE 62°1,202 m9.6 mi
Nesmith PointNE 56°1,180.2 m15.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4319:22
June solstice05:2120:1621:02
September equinox06:5718:2919:08
December solstice07:4715:4016:29

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404245495559656661534439
Precip in10.37.98.57.35.74.00.91.23.47.410.611.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Headworks Portland WTR B, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1272674935

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