Nature reserve · Oregon
MCM South Headwaters
MCM South Headwaters is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 263 m. Round Top stands 909 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is South Multnomah Channel Marsh, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 3.4 miles off.
What to expect
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How to reach it
Coordinates45.65064, -122.88591
- 3.4 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
- 7.0 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD
- 16.2 mi off the JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND
- 23.9 mi off the Mount Hood, National
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- South Multnomah Channel Marsh: 1.5 mi
- Mult Foreclosures 1995: 1.6 mi
- Wapato Access Greenway: 2.0 mi
- Burlington Bottoms: 2.5 mi
- Howell Territorial Park: 3.5 mi
Attractions: 60
- Troll Bridge: 1.8 mi
- Hay Pyramid: 3.9 mi
- Matt's Grand Canyon: 3.9 mi
- Treehouse: 3.9 mi
- Molly's Castle: 3.9 mi
Parks
- Wapato Access: 1.9 mi
- Mason Hill Park: 2.0 mi
- Sauvie Island Boat Ramp: 2.3 mi
- Howell Territorial Park: 3.2 mi
- Duck Lake Willamette River Greenway: 4.5 mi
Historic sites
- Hadley’s Landing: 2.1 mi
- Peace Candle of the World: 6.4 mi
- Joseph L. Meek Oregon History Marker: 6.5 mi
- MISSIONARIES AND METHODIST MEETING HOUSE CONSTRUCTION: 7.0 mi
- SETTLEMENT. WORSHIP, REMOVAL: 7.0 mi
Peaks
- Rocky Point: 3.3 mi
- Dixie Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Rye Hill: 9.4 mi
- Bald Hill: 9.7 mi
- Cornell Mountain: 10.7 mi
Gardens
- Education Garden: 6.0 mi
- Learning Garden: 6.0 mi
- Oregon Food Bank Learning Garden: 8.4 mi
- Garden 10: Physical Plant (North Parking Lot): 8.9 mi
- Garden 13: Student Led Unity Garden (SLUG): 8.9 mi
Artworks
- Topographic Bison: 6.3 mi
- Peace Candle of the World: 6.4 mi
- Holstein Cow: 7.3 mi
- Beaver Buddiies: 7.7 mi
- Elemental Sequence: 8.2 mi
Museums: 45
- Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals: 6.1 mi
- Classic Aircraft Aviation Museum: 8.7 mi
- Clark County Historical Museum: 10.4 mi
- Vintage Tek: 11.0 mi
- Pearson Air Museum: 11.2 mi
Picnic sites: 23
- Picnic Shelter: 4.0 mi
- Eagle Shelter: 7.2 mi
- Heron Shelter: 7.3 mi
- Shelter A: 11.7 mi
- Pavillion: 12.0 mi
Waterfalls: 20
- Jackson Falls: 3.1 mi
- Cedar Mill Falls: 9.5 mi
- Bonnie Falls: 10.9 mi
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 16.9 mi
- Jenny Creek Falls: 17.7 mi
Beaches: 12
- Reeder Beach: 7.3 mi
- Tina Bar: 7.7 mi
- Reeder Beach: 10.0 mi
- Collins Beach: 10.8 mi
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 11.2 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Waud Bluff: 9.5 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 16.9 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 17.1 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 17.2 mi
- Phantom Bluff: 19.1 mi
Springs: 4
- Fern Spring: 9.9 mi
- Normandin Spring: 15.6 mi
- Oliver Spring: 21.9 mi
- School District Spring: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Roy: 10.3 mi
- Greenville: 11.7 mi
- Thatcher: 13.7 mi
- Fulton: 16.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 13.6 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 14.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of MCM South Headwaters. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Top | W 275° | 909 m | 23.1 mi |
| Long Mountain | NW 312° | 689 m | 14.3 mi |
| Green Mountain | WNW 298° | 676 m | 13.6 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NW 323° | 649 m | 11.1 mi |
| Bunker Hill | NNW 333° | 634 m | 16.1 mi |
| Tater Hill | NW 322° | 618 m | 12.9 mi |
| Hoffman Hill | WNW 299° | 614 m | 15.7 mi |
| Baker Point | NNW 329° | 570 m | 20.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:45 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 20:19 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:41 | 16:31 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 42 | 46 | 50 | 57 | 61 | 67 | 67 | 62 | 52 | 45 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 5.4 | 6.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland-hillsboro AP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1377384983
Day trips start here
- Hillsboro · 10 mi
- Aloha · 11 mi
- Beaverton · 12 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Northwest · 13 mi
- Ridgefield · 13 mi
- Forest Grove · 14 mi
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