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Erratic Rock State Natural Site

Erratic Rock State Natural Site from directly overhead

Erratic Rock State Natural Site is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 92 m. Laurel Mountain stands 1,094 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Muddy Valley Habitat Reserve, a nature reserve 2.0 miles away. Silver Falls passes 20 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1956
Elevation
92 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.13938, -123.29261
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Monroe Landing County Park: 2.1 mi
  • Ballston County Park: 5.2 mi
  • West Hills Neighborhood Park: 5.2 mi
  • Sheridan City Park: 5.4 mi
  • Heather Glen Park: 5.5 mi
Peaks
  • Eagle Point: 4.0 mi
  • The Butte: 5.8 mi
  • Crescent Hill: 6.7 mi
  • Walnut Hill: 6.9 mi
  • Slide Mountain: 7.8 mi
Museums: 28
Artworks: 22
Nature reserves: 20
Historic sites: 19
  • WPA Stairs: 6.6 mi
  • Old Kinney Mill Millstone: 6.6 mi
  • The Willamette Mission: 12.7 mi
  • Fort Yamhill: 14.4 mi
  • Ewing Young Oak: 17.5 mi
Gardens: 13
  • Dallas Japanese Garden: 14.8 mi
  • Ellen Lane Community Garden: 14.8 mi
  • Learning Garden: 16.8 mi
  • Whittam Community Garden: 17.1 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 18.9 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Attractions: 7
  • Mushroom House: 8.1 mi
  • Wings & Waves Water Park: 8.3 mi
  • Lange Estates Winery: 16.3 mi
  • Steam Sawmill: 16.4 mi
  • Salem Riverfront Carousel: 18.3 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Filbert Grove Day-Use Area: 12.2 mi
  • Mission Lake Day-Use Area A: 12.6 mi
  • Mission Lake Day-Use Area B: 12.7 mi
  • The Love Garden Farm Stand: 25.0 mi
Springs: 2
  • La Toutena Mary Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Oliver Spring: 21.5 mi
Beaches: 1
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Erratic Rock State Natural Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Laurel MountainSW 223°1,094 m20.3 mi
Trask MountainNNW 334°1,040 m17.9 mi
Mount HeboWNW 285°972.312 m21.8 mi
Main PointWNW 283°966 m23.1 mi
Sheridan PeakNW 322°942 m12.4 mi
Bald MountainNW 320°932 m12.7 mi
Condenser PeakSW 233°932 m19.7 mi
Gobblers KnobNNW 335°932 m23.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4719:26
June solstice05:2720:1921:05
September equinox07:0118:3419:12
December solstice07:5015:4516:34

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414447515863696864544640

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MC Minnville, 9 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • California poppy13 obs
  • Common Madia7 obs
  • Yellow-faced Bumble Bee5 obs
  • broad-leaved sweet pea5 obs
  • ragwort5 obs
  • Gopher Snake4 obs
  • Bull Thistle4 obs
  • wild teasel4 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/678519252

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