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Maroon Ponds

Maroon Ponds from directly overhead

Maroon Ponds is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 50 m. South Saddle Mountain stands 1,048 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Carpenter Creek South, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 1.4 miles off.

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Coordinates45.49153, -123.09574
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Fern Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Spring Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Iowa Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Gales Peak: 6.5 mi
  • Bald Peak: 6.9 mi
Parks
  • Joseph Gale Park: 1.7 mi
  • Rogers Park: 1.8 mi
  • B Street Trail Trailhead: 1.8 mi
  • Bard Park: 2.2 mi
  • Tarrybrooke Park: 2.2 mi
Gardens
  • Waterwise Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Baker Memorial Healing Garden: 6.0 mi
  • Lloyd Baron Rhododendron Garden: 7.0 mi
  • Life Community Garden: 9.7 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Attractions: 56
Museums: 40
Picnic sites: 18
  • The Love Garden Farm Stand: 9.9 mi
  • Picnic Shelter: 11.1 mi
  • Stonesthrow Picnic and BBQ Area: 18.7 mi
  • Shelter A: 21.1 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 3: 21.1 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Little Lee Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Lee Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Haines Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Jackson Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Cedar Mill Falls: 14.6 mi
Beaches: 8
  • San Salvador Beach: 18.9 mi
  • Lindbergh’s Beach: 19.7 mi
  • Poet's Beach: 20.6 mi
  • Reeder Beach: 22.2 mi
  • Tina Bar: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Springs: 4
  • Normandin Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Oliver Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Fern Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Giesy Spring: 23.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of Maroon Ponds. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Saddle MountainWNW 286°1,048 m14.1 mi
Larch MountainNW 306°1,044 m19.8 mi
Trask MountainWSW 245°1,040 m19.4 mi
Hembre RidgeW 275°1,039.4 m18.7 mi
Kings MountainWNW 293°977 m22.0 mi
Sheridan PeakSW 230°942 m22.5 mi
Woods PointWNW 288°940 m17.4 mi
Gobblers KnobW 260°932 m19.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4619:25
June solstice05:2420:2021:05
September equinox07:0018:3319:12
December solstice07:5015:4316:32

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394145505761686862524438
Precip in7.25.85.03.32.21.40.30.51.33.77.28.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Forest Grove, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1013614392

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