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Mt. Ulka Preserve

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Mt. Ulka Preserve from directly overhead

Mt. Ulka Preserve is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 174 m. Perry Point stands 1,503 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Crates Point, a cliff 0.3 miles away. Historic Columbia River runs past it.

Getting there

How to reach it

Coordinates45.65491, -121.22228

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Taylor Spring: 0.8 mi
  • Marsh Spring: 0.9 mi
  • Gooseberry Spring: 1.0 mi
  • Thornton Spring: 1.7 mi
  • Cold Spring: 1.7 mi
Peaks
  • Sevenmile Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Lyle Peak: 3.3 mi
  • McCall Point: 4.0 mi
  • Wasco Butte: 6.1 mi
  • Marsh Hill: 6.1 mi
Parks
  • Klint Cove Kiwanis Park: 2.3 mi
  • Dallesport Treaty Fishing Access Site: 2.9 mi
  • Kramer Field: 3.3 mi
  • Dallesport City Park: 3.3 mi
  • Thompson Park: 3.8 mi
Historic sites
  • End of the Oregon Trail Landmark: 4.2 mi
  • Pulpit Rock: 4.4 mi
  • Wishram Indian Village: 5.7 mi
  • Victor Trevitt Memorial: 6.6 mi
  • Bingen Speed Rock: 11.7 mi
Artworks: 37
Waterfalls: 25
  • Cushing Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Eightmile Creek Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Mosier Creek Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Lower Labyrinth Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Labyrinth Falls: 8.8 mi
Cliffs: 21
  • Crates Point: 0.3 mi
  • Windy Point: 1.6 mi
  • Eagle Caves: 2.1 mi
  • Chenoweth Rim: 2.3 mi
  • Chenoweth Rim: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves: 15
  • Four Sisters Natural Area: 2.1 mi
  • Dillacort Creek (CLT): 6.1 mi
  • Mill Creek Ridge Preserve: 6.3 mi
  • Dillacort Ridge (CLT): 6.7 mi
  • Mosier Plateau Preserve: 8.2 mi
Museums: 13
Gardens: 8
Ghost towns: 6
Beaches: 5
  • Rock Creek Beach: 9.1 mi
  • Koberg Beach: 12.8 mi
  • Marina Beach: 14.3 mi
  • Slackwater Beach: 14.5 mi
  • Windboarding Beachhead: 15.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
Attractions: 3
  • SA Kitesurf Adventures: 4.4 mi
  • The Henderson Monument: 14.3 mi
  • Wet Planet Rafting: 16.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Columbia Hills State Park Day Use Area: 5.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of Mt. Ulka Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Perry PointSW 217°1,503 m21.8 mi
Mill Creek ButtesSW 225°1,497.48 m20.5 mi
Fivemile ButteSW 216°1,416 m20.8 mi
Shellrock MountainSW 228°1,354.5 m19.8 mi
Monte CarloNW 312°1,224 m22.5 mi
Bald ButteWSW 241°1,151.8 m17.1 mi
Joes PointSSW 211°1,136 m18.4 mi
Timberhead MountainNW 306°1,106.4 m22.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3819:18
June solstice05:1620:1320:59
September equinox06:5318:2519:04
December solstice07:4315:3416:24

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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/560137435

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