Nature reserve · Oregon
Columbia Slough Regional Water Quality Facility
Columbia Slough Regional Water Quality Facility is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Silver Star Mountain stands 1,337 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Nichaqwli Monument, a historic site 0.7 miles away. Mount Hood passes 2.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Gresham
How to reach it
Coordinates45.54639, -122.46353
- 2.3 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 4.3 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
- 7.3 mi off the JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD
- 10.3 mi off the JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND
Overlooks nearby
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 10 mi
- Crown point · 11 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 13 mi
- Cigar Rock View · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Nichaqwli Monument: 0.7 mi
- Heroes Memorial & Tribute: 3.7 mi
- Shotwell Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Peace Pole: 4.9 mi
- Peace Pole: 5.3 mi
Parks
- John Deere Field: 0.7 mi
- Pelfry Park: 0.9 mi
- Park Cleone: 1.1 mi
- Kirk Park: 1.2 mi
- Lakeshore Park: 1.2 mi
Gardens
- Natural Discovery Garden: 0.8 mi
- Yamhill Neighborhood Park Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Herb Garden: 2.8 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 2.9 mi
- Gresham City Hall Community Garden: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Nadaka Nature Park: 1.6 mi
- Pettijohn Park: 1.7 mi
- Fairview Woods Wetlands Park: 1.9 mi
- Wilkes Creek Headwaters Natural Area: 2.0 mi
- Columbia Shoreline: 2.3 mi
Artworks
- Rockwood Sunrise: 1.8 mi
- Firebird: 3.3 mi
- Fine Tuned Tulle: 3.7 mi
- Devoted Passion: 4.1 mi
- Bald Eagle: 4.7 mi
Attractions
- McMenamins Edgefield: 2.8 mi
- Union Pacific Railcar: 3.9 mi
- Camas Potholes: 4.7 mi
- Water Wheel: 5.5 mi
- Pickathon Music Festival / Pendarvis Farm: 7.5 mi
Peaks
- Grant Butte: 3.2 mi
- Prune Hill: 3.5 mi
- Walters Hill: 4.3 mi
- Jenne Butte: 4.4 mi
- Powell Butte: 4.5 mi
Waterfalls
- Pothole Falls: 4.7 mi
- Lower Falls: 4.8 mi
- Woodburn Falls: 4.9 mi
- Knapp Falls: 7.0 mi
- Hidden Falls: 9.0 mi
Museums: 47
- Depot Rail Museum: 3.8 mi
- Harlow House Museum: 4.0 mi
- Barn Exhibit Hall: 4.0 mi
- Zymoglyphic Museum: 6.9 mi
- Hellenic-American Cultural Center & Museum: 8.3 mi
Picnic sites: 26
- Picnic Area B: 6.5 mi
- Picnic Area A: 6.8 mi
- Picnic Area D: 7.9 mi
- Picnic Area E: 8.0 mi
- Picnic Area C: 8.1 mi
Beaches: 13
- Swim beach: 0.8 mi
- Sandy River Beach: 4.0 mi
- Sandy Swimming Hole: 5.5 mi
- Cottonwood Beach: 6.2 mi
- Lieser Point: 7.1 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Tegart Bluff: 0.8 mi
- Broughton Bluff: 4.2 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 4.8 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 4.8 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 5.0 mi
Springs: 4
- School District Spring: 7.0 mi
- Wahkeena Spring: 16.5 mi
- spring w/concrete cover: 19.1 mi
- Summit Spring: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Fulton: 11.4 mi
- Latourell: 11.9 mi
- Bridal Veil: 14.0 mi
- Dodson: 21.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 18.8 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 20.4 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 24.2 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 24.3 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Ed's Trail Arch: 18.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Columbia Slough Regional Water Quality Facility. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Star Mountain | NE 38° | 1,337 m | 17.6 mi |
| Sturgeon Rock | NE 37° | 1,267 m | 17.4 mi |
| Pyramid Rock | NE 38° | 1,091 m | 16.5 mi |
| Larch Mountain | NE 35° | 1,057 m | 14.3 mi |
| Lookout Point | ESE 105° | 802 m | 16.8 mi |
| Walker Peak | ESE 107° | 736 m | 16.9 mi |
| Devils Rest | E 86° | 732 m | 16.2 mi |
| Elkhorn Mountain | NNE 18° | 679 m | 14.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:43 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 20:17 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:30 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:40 | 16:30 |
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 | 53 | 59 | 64 | 69 | 70 | 64 | 55 | 47 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 4.0 | 5.8 | 6.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland Troutdale AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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