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Newell Creek Canyon Nature Park

Newell Creek Canyon Nature Park from directly overhead

Newell Creek Canyon Nature Park is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 51 m. South Fork Mountain stands 1,473 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Parents of Murdered Children Memorial, a historic site 0.4 miles away. West Cascades passes 13 miles off.

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Coordinates45.34120, -122.58251

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Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Stafford Park: 0.8 mi
  • Singer Creek Park: 1.0 mi
  • Hillendale Park: 1.1 mi
  • Dement Park: 1.2 mi
  • Rivercrest Park: 1.3 mi
Gardens
Artworks
Nature reserves
Attractions
Peaks
  • Oatfield Hill: 5.4 mi
  • Spangler Hill: 6.0 mi
  • Mount Talbert: 6.1 mi
  • Cooks Butte: 6.7 mi
  • Iron Mountain: 7.7 mi
Museums: 52
Waterfalls: 22
  • Tumble Creek Falls: 0.5 mi
  • Singer Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Coffee Creek Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Willamette Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 6.7 mi
Picnic sites: 18
  • Willamette Falls Heritage Foundation: 1.9 mi
  • Stonesthrow Picnic and BBQ Area: 8.3 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 2: 9.1 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 3: 9.1 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 1: 9.3 mi
Cliffs: 13
  • Madrone Wall: 7.0 mi
  • Phantom Bluff: 7.3 mi
  • Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 14.3 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 14.4 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 14.6 mi
Beaches: 10
  • Poet's Beach: 12.2 mi
  • Lindbergh’s Beach: 15.7 mi
  • Swim beach: 16.1 mi
  • Sandy River Beach: 17.0 mi
  • Lieser Point: 18.3 mi
Springs: 4
  • spring w/concrete cover: 9.2 mi
  • Giesy Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Oliver Spring: 17.9 mi
  • School District Spring: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.6 miles of Newell Creek Canyon Nature Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Fork MountainSE 136°1,473 m24.0 mi
Soosap PeakSE 140°1,419 m24.4 mi
Goat MountainSE 136°1,282 m20.1 mi
Lookout PointENE 66°802 m24.1 mi
Walker PeakENE 67°736 m23.8 mi
Bedford PointESE 113°714 m21.4 mi
Pepper MountainENE 57°655 m23.6 mi
Lenhart ButteE 88°638 m20.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4419:23
June solstice05:2320:1721:03
September equinox06:5818:3119:10
December solstice07:4815:4216:31

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434549536065717165564742
Precip in6.54.54.83.82.51.80.50.61.64.26.77.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oregon City, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/130797356

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