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North Fork Deep Creek Natural Area

North Fork Deep Creek Natural Area from directly overhead

North Fork Deep Creek Natural Area is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 103 m. Wildcat Mountain stands 1,365 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Aemisegger Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Mount Hood passes 4.4 miles off.

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Coordinates45.40967, -122.39744

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Aemisegger Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Zion Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Sunshine Butte: 3.7 mi
  • East Bliss Butte: 4.2 mi
  • Towle Butte: 4.5 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Boring-Estacada Rail Line: 1.5 mi
  • Barton Park: 2.0 mi
  • Damascus Centennial Park: 2.9 mi
  • Trillium Creek Park: 4.5 mi
  • Southeast Neighborhood Park: 4.5 mi
Historic sites
Waterfalls
  • Hidden Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Knapp Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Tumble Creek Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Singer Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Willamette Falls: 11.5 mi
Gardens
Artworks
  • Fine Tuned Tulle: 6.4 mi
  • Rockwood Sunrise: 8.4 mi
  • Devoted Passion: 8.8 mi
  • Jesus: 9.3 mi
  • The Gathering: 10.9 mi
Attractions: 54
  • North American Bigfoot Center: 3.2 mi
  • Pickathon Music Festival / Pendarvis Farm: 5.1 mi
  • Jerry's Car Barn: 7.1 mi
  • Clackamas Hatchery Visitor Center: 8.0 mi
  • Clackamas Hatchery: 8.1 mi
Museums: 45
Picnic sites: 16
  • Willamette Falls Heritage Foundation: 11.2 mi
  • Picnic Area B: 11.8 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 12.1 mi
  • Picnic Area D: 13.4 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 13.5 mi
Cliffs: 15
Beaches: 9
  • Sandy River Beach: 9.2 mi
  • Swim beach: 10.4 mi
  • Cottonwood Beach: 11.1 mi
  • Sandy Swimming Hole: 12.4 mi
  • Poet's Beach: 14.9 mi
Springs: 4
  • spring w/concrete cover: 9.6 mi
  • School District Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Wahkeena Spring: 17.2 mi
  • Giesy Spring: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of North Fork Deep Creek Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wildcat MountainESE 115°1,365 m19.0 mi
Githens MountainESE 124°1,363 m19.5 mi
Old BaldyESE 122°1,274 m18.0 mi
Larch MountainENE 61°1,202 m17.1 mi
Aschoff ButtesE 87°1,159 m19.6 mi
Sherrard PointENE 60°1,146 m17.2 mi
Lookout PointENE 68°802 m14.0 mi
Walker PeakENE 71°736 m13.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4319:22
June solstice05:2220:1721:02
September equinox06:5718:3019:09
December solstice07:4715:4016:30

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424448535964697064554742
Precip in5.03.74.43.62.92.10.60.61.84.05.86.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland Troutdale AP, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1377876505

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