Haystack Rock Marine Garden
Haystack Rock Marine Garden is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of -3 m. Saddle Mountain stands 1,001 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Contact (No. 1 bench), a artwork 0.4 miles away. Pacific Coast passes 0.4 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.
No take of shellfish and other invertebrates in the intertidal except single mussels may be taken for bait. No collection of marine plants except by a scientific research permit.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Pacific Coast, National
- 24.6 mi off the JCT ASTORIA-MEGLAR BRIDGE TO FOWLER STREET IN RAYMOND
- 25.0 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC POINTE ELLICE TO JCT SR 4 VIC NASELLE
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- James Madison Park: 0.7 mi
- Tolovana Beach State Recreation Site: 0.9 mi
- City Park: 1.1 mi
- Whale Park: 1.1 mi
- Ecola Creek Park: 1.3 mi
- Double Peak: 2.3 mi
- Bald Mountain: 4.1 mi
- 285.9: 4.3 mi
- Rippet Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Clark's Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Historic marker: 4.4 mi
- Sailor's Grave: 6.5 mi
- End of the Trail: 7.7 mi
- Armstead Memorial: 8.2 mi
- Loggers Memorial: 17.0 mi
- Cannon Beach History Center And Museum: 0.4 mi
- Seaside Museum: 8.1 mi
- Nehalem Valley Historical Society: 11.6 mi
- Camp 18 Logging Museum: 17.0 mi
- Fort Clatsop Interperitive Center: 17.8 mi
- High Life Aerial Challenge Course: 6.6 mi
- Twins Ranch Railriders - Wheeler South: 13.9 mi
- Fort Clatsop Replica: 17.8 mi
- Largest cedar tree in Oregon: 19.5 mi
- Peter Iredale: 20.3 mi
- Chapman Point Marine Garden: 1.7 mi
- Gearhart Ocean State Park: 9.7 mi
- Headwaters (LNCT): 10.8 mi
- Saddle Mountain State Natural Area: 12.5 mi
- Nehalem Bay State Park: 12.7 mi
- Contact (No. 1 bench): 0.4 mi
- Tufted Puffins: 0.4 mi
- Replica Cannon: 0.4 mi
- Taffy the Puffin: 0.4 mi
- Endangered Species: 1.1 mi
- Hug Point Falls: 3.8 mi
- Blumenthal Falls: 8.3 mi
- Nehalem Falls: 14.4 mi
- Youngs River Falls: 15.2 mi
- Fishhawk Falls: 19.1 mi
- Crescent Beach: 2.0 mi
- Seaside Beach: 7.9 mi
- Short Sand Beach: 8.6 mi
- Columbia Beach: 20.1 mi
- Arcadia Beach: 2.6 mi
- Klootchy Creek County Park: 4.4 mi
- Cullaby Lake County Park: 14.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Hoffman Wonder Garden: 11.5 mi
- Garden of Surging Waves: 22.0 mi
- Ford Stevens Memorial Rose Garden: 22.3 mi
- The Rock: 14.2 mi
- Tilden Bluffs: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Haystack Rock Marine Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saddle Mountain | ENE 67° | 1,001 m | 14.7 mi |
| Triangulation Point | SE 138° | 986 m | 23.4 mi |
| Buck Mountain | SE 124° | 944 m | 21.0 mi |
| Pinochle Peak | SE 126° | 944 m | 21.2 mi |
| West Onion Peak | SSE 151° | 937.5 m | 5.9 mi |
| Onion Peak | SE 140° | 931.7 m | 6.2 mi |
| Angora Peak | SSE 161° | 817.5 m | 7.0 mi |
| Elk Mountain | ENE 60° | 816 m | 22.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:49 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 20:24 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 15:44 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 46 | 47 | 49 | 53 | 56 | 59 | 60 | 58 | 54 | 48 | 45 |
| Precip in | 11.0 | 8.1 | 9.4 | 6.6 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 6.6 | 12.0 | 11.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seaside, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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