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Hiteon Wetlands Natural Area

Hiteon Wetlands Natural Area from directly overhead

Hiteon Wetlands Natural Area is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 62 m. Rye Hill stands 566 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Castle at Brittany, a park 0.3 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 2.1 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.44297, -122.81756

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Castle at Brittany: 0.3 mi
  • Steeplechase Park: 0.5 mi
  • Buckskin Park: 0.5 mi
  • Wildhorse Park: 0.5 mi
  • Summerlake Park: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Gardens
  • Andrew Keller Memorial Circle: 1.7 mi
  • Learning Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Deer Resistant Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Herb Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Rose Pergola: 3.7 mi
Artworks
  • Tigard Tulip: 2.3 mi
  • Insignia: 2.4 mi
  • Mobius: 2.4 mi
  • Nest: 2.6 mi
  • Troll Ole Bolle: 2.6 mi
Attractions
Peaks: 55
Museums: 53
Picnic sites: 19
  • Stonesthrow Picnic and BBQ Area: 5.5 mi
  • The Love Garden Farm Stand: 6.5 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 3: 10.4 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 2: 10.5 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 1: 10.6 mi
Waterfalls: 15
  • Cedar Mill Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Jane Martin Waterfall: 9.2 mi
  • Willamette Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Singer Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Coffee Creek Falls: 11.8 mi
Beaches: 14
  • Poet's Beach: 8.4 mi
  • Lindbergh’s Beach: 9.5 mi
  • North Beach: 13.8 mi
  • Surprise Beach: 14.3 mi
  • Lieser Point: 16.0 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Phantom Bluff: 6.3 mi
  • Waud Bluff: 9.8 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 14.3 mi
  • Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 14.3 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 14.3 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 6
  • Oliver Spring: 9.8 mi
  • Giesy Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Normandin Spring: 21.1 mi
  • Fern Spring: 21.9 mi
  • spring w/concrete cover: 22.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rye HillNNW 333°566 m23.0 mi
Gales PeakWNW 289°548 m20.2 mi
Bald MountainNW 322°539 m23.8 mi
Bald PeakWSW 254°497 m12.0 mi
Dixie MountainNNW 344°490 m18.4 mi
Red Slide HillNW 324°473 m22.6 mi
Highland ButteSE 128°470 m23.1 mi
Bald HillNNW 344°427 m24.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4519:24
June solstice05:2420:1821:04
September equinox06:5918:3219:11
December solstice07:4915:4216:31

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424448525862686864544641

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beaverton 2 SSW, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/130802461

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