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Hopkins Demonstration Forest

Hopkins Demonstration Forest from directly overhead

Hopkins Demonstration Forest is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 160 m. Fish Creek Mountain stands 1,522 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Native plant garden, a garden 0.2 miles away. West Cascades passes 9.7 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.24753, -122.52378

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
Peaks
  • Spangler Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Highland Butte: 4.0 mi
  • Oatfield Hill: 12.4 mi
  • Mount Talbert: 12.5 mi
  • Aemisegger Hill: 13.0 mi
Artworks
  • Molalla StoryWalk Mulino Route Start: 3.4 mi
  • Molalla StoryWalk Downtown Route Start: 7.2 mi
  • Molalla StoryWalk Library Route Start: 7.6 mi
  • Dr. John McLoughlin: 8.4 mi
  • Molalla StoryWalk MRA Route Start: 8.7 mi
Parks
  • Lyons View Park: 4.3 mi
  • Tyrone S. Woods Park: 5.3 mi
  • Wesley Lynn Park: 6.4 mi
  • Hillendale Park: 6.7 mi
  • Molalla Tot Park: 6.9 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Attractions: 49
Museums: 46
Waterfalls: 21
  • Tumble Creek Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Coffee Creek Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Willamette Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Singer Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 11.9 mi
Picnic sites: 16
  • Willamette Falls Heritage Foundation: 8.8 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 2: 11.9 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 3: 12.0 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 1: 12.0 mi
  • Stonesthrow Picnic and BBQ Area: 14.2 mi
Cliffs: 10
  • Madrone Wall: 10.4 mi
  • Phantom Bluff: 13.9 mi
  • Big Cliff: 15.1 mi
  • Big Cliff: 15.2 mi
  • Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 20.8 mi
Beaches: 8
  • Poet's Beach: 19.3 mi
  • Sandy River Beach: 21.5 mi
  • Swim beach: 21.5 mi
  • Lindbergh’s Beach: 22.8 mi
  • Cottonwood Beach: 23.7 mi
Springs: 3
  • spring w/concrete cover: 5.3 mi
  • Giesy Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Oliver Spring: 21.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Hopkins Demonstration Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fish Creek MountainESE 121°1,522 m22.6 mi
Bracket MountainSE 137°1,506 m23.0 mi
Table RockSSE 151°1,487 m21.8 mi
South Fork MountainSE 128°1,473 m17.5 mi
Divide ButteSE 139°1,456 m20.4 mi
Whale HeadESE 116°1,431 m22.0 mi
Soosap PeakSE 133°1,419 m17.7 mi
Rooster RockSSE 155°1,409 m22.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4419:23
June solstice05:2320:1721:02
September equinox06:5818:3019:09
December solstice07:4715:4216:31

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414447515762686964554641
Precip in5.94.35.24.53.42.10.60.61.94.36.96.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Molalla 7NE, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1055252751

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