Nature reserve · Oregon
Moonshadow Woods Natural Area
Moonshadow Woods Natural Area is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 78 m. Livingston Mountain stands 595 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Florence Pointe Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 5.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District
How to reach it
Coordinates45.46064, -122.74638
- 5.7 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
- 12.3 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD
- 16.3 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 17.9 mi off the JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND
Overlooks nearby
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 23 mi
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 24 mi
- Crown point · 25 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Florence Pointe Park: 0.5 mi
- Garden Home Park: 0.7 mi
- April Hill Park: 0.8 mi
- Senn Park: 0.8 mi
- Metzger Park: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Taylors Creek Wetlands Natural Area: 0.6 mi
- Ash Creek Natural Area: 1.1 mi
- Bauman Woods Natural Area: 1.3 mi
- Loll Wildwood Natural Area: 1.8 mi
- Fanno Creek Trail: 1.9 mi
Gardens
- Frances Garden: 1.0 mi
- West Portland Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Learning Garden: 1.5 mi
- Raleigh Park School Garden: 2.3 mi
- Saint Clare's Saint Francis Garden: 2.5 mi
Artworks
- Troll Ole Bolle: 1.0 mi
- The Nest: 1.7 mi
- Gong: 1.8 mi
- Sources of Strength: 2.0 mi
- Mobius: 2.4 mi
Attractions
- Nordic Finn Ware: 1.1 mi
- Nordia House: 1.1 mi
- Broder Söder: 1.1 mi
- Africa: 3.6 mi
- Discovery Zone: 3.7 mi
Historic sites
- Finland 100: 1.1 mi
- Multnomah: 1.7 mi
- Earnest C. Loll Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Cronin Field: 2.0 mi
- Jesuit High School Press Box: 2.0 mi
Peaks
- Mount Sylvania: 1.9 mi
- Council Crest: 3.2 mi
- Elk Point: 3.7 mi
- Iron Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Swede Hill: 3.9 mi
Museums: 53
- Tryon Creek Nature Center: 3.7 mi
- Vintage Tek: 4.2 mi
- Portland Puppet Museum: 4.3 mi
- Japanese Arts Learning Center: 4.4 mi
- Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art: 4.6 mi
Picnic sites: 19
- Stonesthrow Picnic and BBQ Area: 5.3 mi
- Picnic Area A: 7.0 mi
- Picnic Area B: 7.1 mi
- Picnic Area C: 7.1 mi
- Picnic Area F: 7.2 mi
Beaches: 14
- Poet's Beach: 4.8 mi
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 6.8 mi
- North Beach: 11.0 mi
- Surprise Beach: 11.6 mi
- Lieser Point: 12.8 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Cedar Mill Falls: 5.2 mi
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 5.5 mi
- Knapp Falls: 9.1 mi
- Willamette Falls: 9.8 mi
- Singer Falls: 9.8 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Phantom Bluff: 4.4 mi
- Waud Bluff: 7.6 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 10.7 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 10.8 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 10.8 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Fulton: 3.7 mi
- Champoeg: 16.4 mi
- Roy: 18.7 mi
- Greenville: 20.0 mi
- Thatcher: 20.4 mi
Springs: 6
- Oliver Spring: 13.1 mi
- Giesy Spring: 16.3 mi
- School District Spring: 19.9 mi
- spring w/concrete cover: 20.5 mi
- Fern Spring: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 13.0 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 13.2 mi
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 22.2 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.5 miles of Moonshadow Woods Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston Mountain | NE 50° | 595 m | 23.7 mi |
| Rye Hill | NW 324° | 566 m | 23.8 mi |
| Gales Peak | WNW 284° | 548 m | 23.2 mi |
| Bald Peak | WSW 254° | 497 m | 15.7 mi |
| Dixie Mountain | NNW 332° | 490 m | 18.6 mi |
| Red Slide Hill | NW 315° | 473 m | 23.9 mi |
| Highland Butte | SE 136° | 470 m | 21.3 mi |
| Little Baldy | NE 48° | 437 m | 22.6 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 | 20:18 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:42 | 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 | 42 | 44 | 48 | 52 | 58 | 62 | 68 | 68 | 64 | 54 | 46 | 41 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beaverton 2 SSW, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/130920932
Day trips start here
- Beaverton · 3 mi
- Tigard · 3 mi
- Tualatin · 3 mi
- Lake Oswego · 5 mi
- Milwaukie · 5 mi
- Portland Metropolitan Area · 5 mi
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