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Clear Creek North Natural Area

Clear Creek North Natural Area from directly overhead

Clear Creek North Natural Area is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 60 m. Goat Mountain stands 1,282 m to the south-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Wilsada Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Mount Hood passes 8.3 miles off.

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Coordinates45.37684, -122.48623

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Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Wilsada Park: 0.2 mi
  • Carver Park and Boat Ramp: 1.0 mi
  • Carver Park and Boat Ramp: 1.1 mi
  • Trillium Creek Park: 2.0 mi
  • Windswept Waters Park: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
Gardens
Artworks
Attractions: 56
  • Pickathon Music Festival / Pendarvis Farm: 4.4 mi
  • The Pow Wow Tree: 5.3 mi
  • Bob's Red Mill - World Headquarters: 6.1 mi
  • North American Bigfoot Center: 8.0 mi
  • Clackamas Hatchery Visitor Center: 8.2 mi
Museums: 50
Waterfalls: 42
  • Hidden Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Tumble Creek Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Singer Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Willamette Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Coffee Creek Falls: 6.8 mi
Picnic sites: 18
  • Willamette Falls Heritage Foundation: 6.4 mi
  • Picnic Area B: 10.8 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 10.9 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 12.0 mi
  • Picnic Area D: 12.1 mi
Cliffs: 14
Beaches: 9
  • Swim beach: 12.4 mi
  • Sandy River Beach: 12.5 mi
  • Poet's Beach: 12.7 mi
  • Cottonwood Beach: 14.8 mi
  • Sandy Swimming Hole: 15.7 mi
Springs: 5
  • spring w/concrete cover: 7.9 mi
  • Giesy Spring: 17.9 mi
  • School District Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Wahkeena Spring: 22.0 mi
  • Oliver Spring: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Clear Creek North Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goat MountainSSE 151°1,282 m19.3 mi
Old BaldyESE 110°1,274 m20.9 mi
Lookout PointENE 67°802 m18.9 mi
Walker PeakENE 69°736 m18.5 mi
Devils RestNE 53°732 m21.6 mi
Bedford PointSE 126°714 m18.5 mi
Pepper MountainNE 55°655 m18.4 mi
Lenhart ButteE 97°638 m15.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4419:23
June solstice05:2220:1721:03
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, 6 mi away.

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/736646177

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