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Chip Ross Park

Chip Ross Park from directly overhead

Chip Ross Park is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 231 m. Marys Peak stands 1,249 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Timberhill Natural Area, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Over the Rivers and Through the Woods passes 19 miles off.

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What to expect

Operated by
City of Corvallis

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.60929, -123.28187
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Chepenafa Springs Park: 0.9 mi
  • Timberhill Park: 1.1 mi
  • Coronado Park: 1.5 mi
  • Church Park: 1.5 mi
  • Wildcat Park: 1.5 mi
Peaks
  • Dimple Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Vineyard Mountain: 2.2 mi
  • Witham Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Writsman Knob: 3.4 mi
  • Peavy Peak: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves: 28
Gardens: 12
  • Calvin Presbyterian Church Community Garden: 1.8 mi
  • HP Organic Community Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Callahan Food Forest: 3.2 mi
  • Organic Growers Club Vegetable Garden: 3.4 mi
  • CSC Youth House Gardens: 3.6 mi
Museums: 11
  • Corvallis Museum: 3.5 mi
  • Taylor's Vintage Car Collection: 4.4 mi
  • Benton County Historical Museum: 6.4 mi
  • Albany Regional Museum: 8.9 mi
  • Independence Heritage Museum: 17.4 mi
Artworks: 10
Ghost towns: 8
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 3
  • Sulfer Springs: 2.7 mi
  • Solstice Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Hull Spring: 14.1 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Telephone of the Wind: 8.0 mi
  • Aldersgate Camps and Retreats: 23.2 mi
  • Blue Car Wreck: 23.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Waters of Mormon: 20.6 mi
  • Green Peak Falls: 21.6 mi
  • Alsea Falls: 22.1 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Scio Vetrans Memorial: 22.3 mi
  • Historical Boxcar: 24.0 mi
  • Valsetz: 24.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Maple Grove Shelter: 3.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
Beaches: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Chip Ross Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Marys PeakWSW 242°1,248.8 m15.2 mi
Old Blue MountainSW 233°1,003 m17.3 mi
Bald MountainNW 315°980 m18.3 mi
Alsea MountainSW 233°928 m14.9 mi
Flat MountainSW 217°812 m16.4 mi
Little Grass MountainWNW 301°810 m17.4 mi
McCulloch PeakWNW 292°664 m3.7 mi
Maddsens KnobSW 223°664 m16.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4719:26
June solstice05:2920:1821:03
September equinox07:0118:3419:12
December solstice07:4815:4816:36

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414347505661686863544540
Precip in6.54.84.93.32.31.30.30.41.53.56.57.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Corvallis State Univ, 5 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • House Finch1,644 obs
  • Dark-eyed Junco1,390 obs
  • Yellow-rumped Warbler1,308 obs
  • California Scrub-Jay1,196 obs
  • Black-capped Chickadee1,192 obs
  • Purple Finch1,176 obs
  • Anna's Hummingbird1,138 obs
  • Mourning Dove900 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/129901730

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