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Clackamas Bluff

Clackamas Bluff from directly overhead

Clackamas Bluff is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Goat Mountain stands 1,282 m to the south-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Madrone Wall, a cliff 0.4 miles away. Mount Hood passes 6.6 miles off.

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Coordinates45.38924, -122.44849

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Damascus Centennial Park: 1.9 mi
  • Wilsada Park: 2.0 mi
  • Boring-Estacada Rail Line: 2.0 mi
  • Barton Park: 2.2 mi
  • Carver Park and Boat Ramp: 2.2 mi
Peaks
  • Aemisegger Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Zion Hill: 4.1 mi
  • East Bliss Butte: 4.6 mi
  • Scouters Mountain: 4.8 mi
  • Sunshine Butte: 5.1 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
Artworks
Attractions: 57
  • Pickathon Music Festival / Pendarvis Farm: 4.1 mi
  • North American Bigfoot Center: 6.0 mi
  • The Pow Wow Tree: 7.2 mi
  • Bob's Red Mill - World Headquarters: 7.4 mi
  • Clackamas Hatchery Visitor Center: 7.7 mi
Waterfalls: 52
  • Hidden Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Tumble Creek Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Knapp Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Singer Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Willamette Falls: 8.7 mi
Museums: 47
Picnic sites: 19
  • Willamette Falls Heritage Foundation: 8.4 mi
  • Picnic Area B: 11.1 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 11.3 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 12.5 mi
  • Picnic Area D: 12.5 mi
Cliffs: 14
Beaches: 9
  • Sandy River Beach: 11.1 mi
  • Swim beach: 11.5 mi
  • Cottonwood Beach: 13.3 mi
  • Poet's Beach: 13.5 mi
  • Sandy Swimming Hole: 14.3 mi
Springs: 5
  • spring w/concrete cover: 8.2 mi
  • School District Spring: 17.7 mi
  • Giesy Spring: 19.9 mi
  • Wahkeena Spring: 20.0 mi
  • Oliver Spring: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Clackamas Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goat MountainSSE 157°1,282 m19.3 mi
Old BaldyESE 114°1,274 m19.5 mi
Larch MountainENE 60°1,202 m19.9 mi
Sherrard PointENE 60°1,146 m20.1 mi
Lookout PointENE 67°802 m16.8 mi
Walker PeakENE 69°736 m16.5 mi
Devils RestNE 52°732 m19.6 mi
Bedford PointSE 132°714 m17.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4319:22
June solstice05:2220:1721:02
September equinox06:5818:3019:09
December solstice07:4715:4116:30

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434549536065717165564742
Precip in6.54.54.83.82.51.80.50.61.64.26.77.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oregon City, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1215426361

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