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Johnson Lake Natural Area

Johnson Lake Natural Area from directly overhead

Johnson Lake Natural Area is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 11 m. Pyramid Rock stands 1,091 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Senns Dairy Park, a park 1.0 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD passes 6.7 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
11 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of Portland
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates45.56651, -122.56108

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Gardens
Historic sites
Peaks
Nature reserves
Attractions
Waterfalls
Museums: 51
Picnic sites: 28
  • Picnic Area B: 3.9 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 3.9 mi
  • Picnic Area D: 4.3 mi
  • Picnic Area E: 4.4 mi
  • Picnic Area F: 4.4 mi
Beaches: 14
  • Lieser Point: 2.9 mi
  • North Beach: 5.0 mi
  • Swim beach: 5.3 mi
  • Surprise Beach: 5.8 mi
  • Poet's Beach: 6.7 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 1.1 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 1.2 mi
  • Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 1.3 mi
  • Tegart Bluff: 4.7 mi
  • Waud Bluff: 8.1 mi
Springs: 5
  • School District Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Wahkeena Spring: 21.1 mi
  • spring w/concrete cover: 21.4 mi
  • Summit Spring: 23.9 mi
  • Oliver Spring: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Ed's Trail Arch: 20.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Johnson Lake Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pyramid RockNE 52°1,091 m18.8 mi
Larch MountainNE 51°1,057 m16.5 mi
Elkhorn MountainNE 37°679 m15.0 mi
Bells MountainNNE 23°674 m19.1 mi
Pepper MountainE 98°655 m19.0 mi
Bobs MountainENE 72°643 m19.1 mi
Livingston MountainNE 50°595 m12.2 mi
Spotted Deer MountainNNE 32°594 m16.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4419:23
June solstice05:2220:1821:04
September equinox06:5818:3019:10
December solstice07:4815:4016:30

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414448535963697064554741
Precip in6.04.54.63.62.82.00.70.61.74.06.37.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland WFO, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/142530392

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