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Madrona Open Space

Madrona Open Space from directly overhead

Madrona Open Space is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 137 m. Goat Mountain stands 1,282 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Canemah Bluff Nature Park, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 10 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of Oregon City
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.33620, -122.63220

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Oak Tree Park: 0.4 mi
  • Canemah Children's Park: 0.7 mi
  • Chapin Park: 0.8 mi
  • Bernert Landing Boat Ramp: 0.8 mi
  • Hartke Park: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens
Attractions
Peaks: 54
  • Cooks Butte: 5.2 mi
  • Oatfield Hill: 5.5 mi
  • Spangler Hill: 6.3 mi
  • Iron Mountain: 6.5 mi
  • Mount Talbert: 7.4 mi
Museums: 53
Picnic sites: 19
  • Willamette Falls Heritage Foundation: 1.7 mi
  • Stonesthrow Picnic and BBQ Area: 6.3 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 2: 6.7 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 3: 6.8 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 1: 6.9 mi
Waterfalls: 18
  • Coffee Creek Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Willamette Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Singer Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Tumble Creek Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 8.6 mi
Cliffs: 10
  • Phantom Bluff: 5.9 mi
  • Madrone Wall: 9.3 mi
  • Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 15.0 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 15.1 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 15.2 mi
Beaches: 10
  • Poet's Beach: 11.9 mi
  • Lindbergh’s Beach: 15.4 mi
  • Swim beach: 17.5 mi
  • North Beach: 18.6 mi
  • Sandy River Beach: 18.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 4
  • Giesy Spring: 10.6 mi
  • spring w/concrete cover: 11.2 mi
  • Oliver Spring: 15.5 mi
  • School District Spring: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Madrona Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goat MountainSE 131°1,282 m21.6 mi
Bedford PointESE 110°714 m23.5 mi
Lenhart ButteE 87°638 m22.6 mi
High HillS 171°568 m22.2 mi
Bald PeakWNW 281°497 m21.0 mi
Highland ButteSE 127°470 m11.5 mi
Ross MountainENE 56°396 m23.1 mi
Cornell MountainNNW 336°392 m14.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4419:23
June solstice05:2320:1721:03
September equinox06:5818:3119:10
December solstice07:4815:4216:31

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434549536065717165564742
Precip in6.54.54.83.82.51.80.50.61.64.26.77.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oregon City, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/130803716

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