Claggett Creek Natural Area
Claggett Creek Natural Area is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 41 m. Meyers Butte stands 798 m to the east, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Ben Miller Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Silver Falls passes 9.3 miles off. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2004
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Salem
How to reach it
- 9.3 mi off the Silver Falls
- 28.2 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
Overlooks nearby
- North Falls Viewpoint · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ben Miller Park: 0.6 mi
- Northgate City Park: 0.8 mi
- Northview Park: 1.1 mi
- Lansing Park: 1.1 mi
- Willamette Manor Park: 1.2 mi
- Chapman Hill: 3.4 mi
- Wallace Hill: 3.5 mi
- Grice Hill: 4.0 mi
- Illahe Hill: 7.1 mi
- Bald Hill: 7.3 mi
- Oregon State Hospital Museum of Mental Health: 2.7 mi
- A. C. Gilbert's Discovery Village: 2.8 mi
- Hallie Ford Art Museum: 3.0 mi
- Willamette Heritage Center: 3.1 mi
- Bush House Museum: 3.5 mi
- Hamish: 1.8 mi
- The Blessed Virgin Mary: 2.8 mi
- Memorial for the Unborn: 2.8 mi
- Lewis and Clark: 2.9 mi
- Covered Wagon: 2.9 mi
- Audubon Riparian Reserve: 3.2 mi
- Minto Island Conservation Area: 3.8 mi
- Salem Audubon Nature Reserve: 3.9 mi
- Minto-Brown Island Park: 4.4 mi
- Fairview Wetlands Scenic Trail: 5.8 mi
- Salem Began Here: 2.4 mi
- Capitol Mall Parking Structure: 2.8 mi
- Fallen Trooper Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Moon Tree: 2.9 mi
- Oregon World War II Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Echo Creek Falls: 17.4 mi
- Lower South Falls: 18.1 mi
- Frenchie Falls: 18.4 mi
- South Falls: 18.4 mi
- Lower North Falls: 18.6 mi
- Whittam Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Isaac's Garden: 2.8 mi
- Rose Garden: 3.0 mi
- Japanese Garden: 3.0 mi
- Martha Springer Botanical Garden: 3.1 mi
- Salem Riverfront Carousel: 3.1 mi
- Steam Sawmill: 5.4 mi
- Blue Car Wreck: 5.5 mi
- Aldersgate Camps and Retreats: 9.8 mi
- Oregon Fishing Club: 15.9 mi
- Zena: 6.3 mi
- Eola: 6.3 mi
- Waconda: 6.9 mi
- Bethel: 9.7 mi
- Buena Vista: 15.9 mi
- Mission Lake Day-Use Area A: 7.4 mi
- Mission Lake Day-Use Area B: 7.5 mi
- Filbert Grove Day-Use Area: 7.6 mi
- Number 2: 11.1 mi
- Memorial Park Picnic Area 1: 25.0 mi
- Santiam River Rest Area: 16.6 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 23.2 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 23.4 mi
- Turner Lake Beach Area: 8.8 mi
- San Salvador Beach: 16.9 mi
- Giesy Spring: 20.3 mi
- Oliver Spring: 25.0 mi
- The Cliff: 17.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Claggett Creek Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meyers Butte | E 93° | 798 m | 24.5 mi |
| Mount Brown | WSW 256° | 591 m | 24.0 mi |
| High Hill | E 82° | 568 m | 21.8 mi |
| McCully Mountain | SE 129° | 513 m | 24.2 mi |
| Blacktail | ESE 122° | 491 m | 19.1 mi |
| Silverton Hills | E 98° | 461 m | 16.1 mi |
| The Butte | NW 313° | 430 m | 23.4 mi |
| Stout Mountain | SE 127° | 419 m | 21.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:46 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 20:18 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:45 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 44 | 48 | 51 | 58 | 63 | 69 | 69 | 64 | 54 | 46 | 41 |
| Precip in | 6.1 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 5.9 | 7.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salem AP (mcnary Field), 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/181478847
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