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East Council Creek CE

East Council Creek CE from directly overhead

East Council Creek CE is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 45 m. South Saddle Mountain stands 1,048 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Greystone Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 3.1 miles off.

managed by Metro; privately owned

Visiting

What to expect

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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates45.52692, -123.03511
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Greystone Park: 0.2 mi
  • Hobbs Farm Park: 0.3 mi
  • Ryland Park: 0.3 mi
  • Satus Park: 0.4 mi
  • Hembree Park: 0.5 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Baker Memorial Healing Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Waterwise Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 2.9 mi
  • Lloyd Baron Rhododendron Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Life Community Garden: 7.6 mi
Peaks
  • Fern Hill: 5.0 mi
  • Spring Hill: 5.3 mi
  • Iowa Hill: 6.3 mi
  • Gales Peak: 8.6 mi
  • Bald Peak: 9.1 mi
Attractions: 58
Museums: 48
Picnic sites: 19
  • Picnic Shelter: 7.3 mi
  • The Love Garden Farm Stand: 10.0 mi
  • Stonesthrow Picnic and BBQ Area: 17.3 mi
  • Shelter A: 17.7 mi
  • Eagle Shelter: 17.7 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Jackson Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Cedar Mill Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Little Lee Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Lee Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Haines Falls: 14.5 mi
Beaches: 11
  • Lindbergh’s Beach: 16.3 mi
  • Poet's Beach: 17.7 mi
  • Reeder Beach: 18.4 mi
  • Tina Bar: 18.7 mi
  • Surprise Beach: 19.3 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Cliffs: 5
  • Waud Bluff: 15.2 mi
  • Phantom Bluff: 18.3 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 22.7 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 22.9 mi
  • Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 22.9 mi
Springs: 4
  • Normandin Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Fern Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Oliver Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Giesy Spring: 24.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.3 miles of East Council Creek CE. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Saddle MountainW 275°1,048 m16.5 mi
Larch MountainWNW 296°1,044 m21.1 mi
Trask MountainWSW 242°1,040 m23.1 mi
Hembre RidgeW 268°1,039.4 m21.6 mi
Kings MountainWNW 285°977 m23.9 mi
Woods PointW 278°940 m19.7 mi
Gobblers KnobWSW 255°932 m22.8 mi
Round TopWNW 303°909 m18.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4619:25
June solstice05:2420:2021:05
September equinox07:0018:3219:11
December solstice07:5015:4216:32

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394145505761686862524438
Precip in7.25.85.03.32.21.40.30.51.33.77.28.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Forest Grove, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1169103137

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