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Cornell Natural Area

Cornell Natural Area from directly overhead

Cornell Natural Area is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 136 m. Lenhart Butte stands 638 m to the east, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Aspen Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 8.6 miles off. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.40300, -122.67298

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Aspen Park: 0.1 mi
  • Freepons Park: 0.2 mi
  • South Shore Tennis Courts: 0.4 mi
  • Hallinan Creek Open Space: 0.5 mi
  • George Rogers Park: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
Historic sites
Gardens
Peaks: 60
Attractions
Museums: 53
Picnic sites: 19
  • Stonesthrow Picnic and BBQ Area: 3.6 mi
  • Willamette Falls Heritage Foundation: 4.2 mi
  • Picnic Area B: 8.4 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 8.4 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 3: 8.4 mi
Waterfalls: 15
  • Willamette Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Singer Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Coffee Creek Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Jane Martin Waterfall: 5.6 mi
  • Tumble Creek Falls: 6.4 mi
Beaches: 12
  • Poet's Beach: 7.2 mi
  • Lindbergh’s Beach: 10.5 mi
  • North Beach: 14.0 mi
  • Lieser Point: 14.7 mi
  • Surprise Beach: 14.8 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Phantom Bluff: 1.3 mi
  • Madrone Wall: 10.5 mi
  • Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 11.3 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 11.4 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 11.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 4
  • Giesy Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Oliver Spring: 14.3 mi
  • spring w/concrete cover: 15.2 mi
  • School District Spring: 20.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cornell Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lenhart ButteE 98°638 m24.8 mi
Livingston MountainNE 38°595 m24.1 mi
Bald PeakW 269°497 m18.6 mi
Dixie MountainNNW 329°490 m23.8 mi
Highland ButteSE 136°470 m16.0 mi
Little BaldyNE 35°437 m23.2 mi
Ross MountainENE 69°396 m22.7 mi
Cornell MountainNNW 336°392 m9.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4419:23
June solstice05:2320:1821:03
September equinox06:5818:3119:10
December solstice07:4815:4216:31

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, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/144312605

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