Minto-Brown Island Park
Minto-Brown Island Park is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 41 m. Dorn Peak stands 860 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Minto Island Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Silver Falls passes 6.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 41 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Salem
How to reach it
- 6.4 mi off the Silver Falls
Overlooks nearby
- North Falls Viewpoint · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- West Salem Park: 0.9 mi
- Candalaria Park: 0.9 mi
- Edgewater Parkway: 1.0 mi
- College Heights Park: 1.1 mi
- McKinley School Park: 1.2 mi
- Chapman Hill: 2.1 mi
- Illahe Hill: 2.7 mi
- Grice Hill: 2.9 mi
- Zosel Hill: 3.3 mi
- Wallace Hill: 3.6 mi
- Minto Island Conservation Area: 0.7 mi
- Salem Audubon Nature Reserve: 0.9 mi
- Audubon Riparian Reserve: 1.2 mi
- Fairview Wetlands Scenic Trail: 3.8 mi
- Claggett Creek Natural Area: 4.4 mi
- Bush House Museum: 1.2 mi
- A. C. Gilbert's Discovery Village: 1.6 mi
- Hallie Ford Art Museum: 1.7 mi
- Willamette Heritage Center: 1.9 mi
- Oregon State Hospital Museum of Mental Health: 3.0 mi
- The Cow & The Cat: 1.2 mi
- Sentinels: 1.2 mi
- Eco-Earth Globe: 1.2 mi
- Guidance of Youth: 1.3 mi
- Inspiration: 1.3 mi
- Chinook Salmon: 1.3 mi
- E. M. Waite Memorial Fountain: 1.7 mi
- Oregon World War II Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Moon Tree: 1.8 mi
- 1245 Mill Street Section Houses: 1.8 mi
- Rose Garden: 1.2 mi
- Rhododendron Hillside: 1.3 mi
- Japanese Garden: 1.7 mi
- Martha Springer Botanical Garden: 1.8 mi
- Rose Garden: 1.8 mi
- Lower South Falls: 19.9 mi
- South Falls: 20.1 mi
- Frenchie Falls: 20.1 mi
- Echo Creek Falls: 20.5 mi
- Lower North Falls: 20.5 mi
- Blue Car Wreck: 1.1 mi
- Salem Riverfront Carousel: 1.4 mi
- Aldersgate Camps and Retreats: 8.3 mi
- Steam Sawmill: 9.6 mi
- Mushroom House: 18.9 mi
- Eola: 2.7 mi
- Zena: 6.5 mi
- Bethel: 9.8 mi
- Waconda: 11.1 mi
- Buena Vista: 11.7 mi
- Mission Lake Day-Use Area A: 10.6 mi
- Mission Lake Day-Use Area B: 10.7 mi
- Filbert Grove Day-Use Area: 10.7 mi
- Number 2: 14.7 mi
- Turner Lake Beach Area: 7.2 mi
- San Salvador Beach: 20.5 mi
- The Cliff: 14.4 mi
- Alpha Slide: 23.5 mi
- Sulfer Springs: 23.2 mi
- Giesy Spring: 24.7 mi
- Santiam River Rest Area: 12.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Minto-Brown Island Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dorn Peak | W 279° | 860 m | 24.2 mi |
| Mount Sykes | WSW 256° | 614 m | 21.8 mi |
| Mount Brown | W 263° | 591 m | 20.7 mi |
| Forest Peak | SW 216° | 572.1 m | 21.1 mi |
| Price Peak | SW 218° | 534.9 m | 23.7 mi |
| Blacktail | ESE 109° | 491 m | 20.1 mi |
| Silverton Hills | E 86° | 461 m | 18.8 mi |
| Rogers Mountain | SE 136° | 438.912 m | 24.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:46 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:18 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:46 | 16:34 |
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 | 42 | 44 | 48 | 51 | 58 | 63 | 69 | 69 | 64 | 54 | 46 | 41 |
| Precip in | 6.1 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 5.9 | 7.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salem AP (mcnary Field), 3 mi away.
- Mallard682 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel638 obs
- California Gall Wasp295 obs
- American Robin285 obs
- Canada Goose272 obs
- Oregon oak256 obs
- California Scrub-Jay251 obs
- American Crow244 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/181511052
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