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Muddy Valley Habitat Reserve

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Muddy Valley Habitat Reserve from directly overhead

Muddy Valley Habitat Reserve is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 62 m. Laurel Mountain stands 1,094 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Erratic Rock State Natural Site, a nature reserve 2.0 miles away. Silver Falls passes 22 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Yamhill Soil and Water Conservation District

How to reach it

Coordinates45.15673, -123.32464

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Eagle Point: 2.3 mi
  • The Butte: 4.0 mi
  • Slide Mountain: 6.2 mi
  • Green Top: 6.6 mi
  • Crescent Hill: 8.6 mi
Parks
  • Monroe Landing County Park: 3.5 mi
  • Huber County Park: 4.7 mi
  • Power House County Park: 4.8 mi
  • Charles Metsker County Park: 4.9 mi
  • Sheridan City Park: 5.0 mi
Museums: 27
Artworks: 22
Nature reserves: 20
Historic sites: 18
  • WPA Stairs: 7.0 mi
  • Old Kinney Mill Millstone: 7.1 mi
  • Fort Yamhill: 13.4 mi
  • The Willamette Mission: 14.6 mi
  • Ewing Young Oak: 17.8 mi
Gardens: 10
Ghost towns: 8
Attractions: 7
  • Mushroom House: 9.1 mi
  • Wings & Waves Water Park: 9.1 mi
  • Lange Estates Winery: 16.8 mi
  • Steam Sawmill: 18.3 mi
  • Salem Riverfront Carousel: 20.3 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • Filbert Grove Day-Use Area: 14.1 mi
  • Mission Lake Day-Use Area A: 14.5 mi
  • Mission Lake Day-Use Area B: 14.5 mi
Springs: 2
  • La Toutena Mary Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Oliver Spring: 22.0 mi
Beaches: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Muddy Valley Habitat Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Laurel MountainSW1,094 m20.2 mi
Trask MountainNNW1,040 m16.2 mi
Mount HeboWNW972 m20.0 mi
Main PointW966 m21.3 mi
South PointW958 m21.5 mi
Sheridan PeakNW942 m10.6 mi
Bald MountainNW932 m10.8 mi
Condenser PeakSW932 m19.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4719:26
June solstice05:2720:2021:05
September equinox07:0118:3419:13
December solstice07:5015:4516:35

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414447515863696864544640

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MC Minnville, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1392235190

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