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E. E. Wilson Wildlife Area

E. E. Wilson Wildlife Area from directly overhead

E. E. Wilson Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 70 m. Bald Mountain stands 980 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Poison Oak Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Silver Falls passes 14 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1950
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.69871, -123.21554
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Poison Oak Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Coffin Butte: 1.1 mi
  • Voss Hill: 2.8 mi
  • Kay Hill: 3.3 mi
  • Peavy Peak: 3.4 mi
Parks
  • Adair County Park: 1.8 mi
  • South Luckiamute State Natural Area: 2.8 mi
  • South Luckiamute Wildlife Viewing Area: 3.0 mi
  • Luckiamute State Natural Area Paddlers' Access: 3.5 mi
  • North Luckiamute State Natural Area: 3.9 mi
Nature reserves: 34
Artworks: 29
Gardens: 20
  • HP Organic Community Garden: 8.2 mi
  • Calvin Presbyterian Church Community Garden: 8.2 mi
  • Callahan Food Forest: 9.7 mi
  • CSC Youth House Gardens: 9.9 mi
  • Inspriation Garden: 10.2 mi
Museums: 15
  • Albany Regional Museum: 6.9 mi
  • Corvallis Museum: 9.8 mi
  • Independence Heritage Museum: 10.7 mi
  • Taylor's Vintage Car Collection: 10.8 mi
  • Benton County Historical Museum: 13.3 mi
Historic sites: 13
Ghost towns: 9
Attractions: 4
  • Telephone of the Wind: 8.6 mi
  • Blue Car Wreck: 16.4 mi
  • Aldersgate Camps and Retreats: 16.7 mi
  • Salem Riverfront Carousel: 18.7 mi
Springs: 3
  • Sulfer Springs: 6.2 mi
  • Solstice Spring: 17.6 mi
  • Hull Spring: 21.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Maple Grove Shelter: 10.3 mi
Beaches: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of E. E. Wilson Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald MountainWNW 293°980 m17.5 mi
Little Grass MountainW 279°810 m18.4 mi
McCulloch PeakSW 235°664 m8.2 mi
Mount SykesNW 307°614 m17.3 mi
Reception PeakWSW 243°594 m8.6 mi
Mount BrownNW 315°591 m18.7 mi
Forest PeakWSW 255°572.1 m5.1 mi
Price PeakWSW 248°534.9 m7.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4719:25
June solstice05:2820:1821:03
September equinox07:0118:3419:12
December solstice07:4815:4716:36

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414347505661686863544540
Precip in6.54.84.93.32.31.30.30.41.53.56.57.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Corvallis State Univ, 5 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Oregon oak266 obs
  • Pacific poison oak80 obs
  • howell's montia54 obs
  • wild teasel51 obs
  • Speckled Gall Wasp50 obs
  • Turkey Vulture48 obs
  • Pacific madrone43 obs
  • broad-leaved sweet pea42 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/384742187

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