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Mill Creek Ridge Preserve

Mill Creek Ridge Preserve from directly overhead

Mill Creek Ridge Preserve is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 422 m. Lookout Mountain stands 1,991 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Springs, a spring 2.9 miles away. Historic Columbia River passes 4.9 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates45.57279, -121.27795

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Twin Springs: 2.9 mi
  • Twin Springs: 2.9 mi
  • Wetle Spring: 3.0 mi
  • Scheuter Spring: 3.5 mi
  • Martin Spring: 4.0 mi
Peaks
  • Wasco Butte: 4.1 mi
  • Thompson Point: 5.3 mi
  • Sugarloaf: 5.5 mi
  • Sevenmile Hill: 6.1 mi
  • McCall Point: 6.7 mi
Parks
  • Kramer Field: 4.2 mi
  • Sorosis Park: 4.2 mi
  • Treaty Oak Park: 4.4 mi
  • Thompson Park: 4.7 mi
  • City Park: 4.8 mi
Historic sites
  • Pulpit Rock: 4.6 mi
  • End of the Oregon Trail Landmark: 4.8 mi
  • Victor Trevitt Memorial: 9.5 mi
  • Wishram Indian Village: 9.7 mi
  • Bingen Speed Rock: 12.5 mi
Waterfalls: 42
  • Cushing Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Mosier Creek Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Lower Labyrinth Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Labyrinth Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Little Maui Falls: 10.6 mi
Artworks: 37
Cliffs: 24
  • Chenoweth Rim: 4.0 mi
  • Chenoweth Rim: 4.0 mi
  • Eagle Caves: 4.2 mi
  • Crates Point: 6.3 mi
  • Windy Point: 7.8 mi
Nature reserves: 13
Museums: 13
Gardens: 8
Ghost towns: 6
Picnic sites: 5
Beaches: 5
  • Rock Creek Beach: 10.0 mi
  • Koberg Beach: 13.3 mi
  • Marina Beach: 14.7 mi
  • Slackwater Beach: 14.9 mi
  • Windboarding Beachhead: 16.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
Attractions: 3
  • SA Kitesurf Adventures: 8.5 mi
  • The Henderson Monument: 14.6 mi
  • Wet Planet Rafting: 18.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Mill Creek Ridge Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lookout MountainSW 217°1,991 m19.9 mi
Palisade PointSSW 213°1,788 m19.9 mi
Flag PointSSW 208°1,722 m19.9 mi
Cold PointSSW 211°1,637 m18.8 mi
Eightmile PointSW 215°1,600 m17.3 mi
Perry PointSW 222°1,503 m15.7 mi
Mill Creek ButtesSW 234°1,497.48 m14.7 mi
Marion PointSSW 212°1,461 m17.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3919:18
June solstice05:1720:1320:59
September equinox06:5318:2519:04
December solstice07:4315:3516:25

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364046526066737365534236
Precip in2.51.61.31.00.80.40.10.20.31.11.92.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — THE Dalles, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1032377164

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