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North Fork Deep Creek Natural Area South

North Fork Deep Creek Natural Area South from directly overhead

North Fork Deep Creek Natural Area South is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 69 m. Wildcat Mountain stands 1,365 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Boring-Estacada Rail Line, a park 0.6 miles away. Mount Hood passes 5.3 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
69 m
Visiting

What to expect

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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.39792, -122.40680

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Boring-Estacada Rail Line: 0.6 mi
  • Barton Park: 1.2 mi
  • Damascus Centennial Park: 2.7 mi
  • Trillium Creek Park: 4.0 mi
  • Wilsada Park: 4.1 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Aemisegger Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Zion Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Sunshine Butte: 4.4 mi
  • East Bliss Butte: 4.6 mi
  • Towle Butte: 5.0 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
Artworks
  • Fine Tuned Tulle: 7.1 mi
  • Rockwood Sunrise: 9.0 mi
  • Jesus: 9.1 mi
  • Devoted Passion: 9.7 mi
  • The Gathering: 10.3 mi
Waterfalls: 58
  • Hidden Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Knapp Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Tumble Creek Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Singer Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Willamette Falls: 10.8 mi
Attractions: 52
  • North American Bigfoot Center: 4.0 mi
  • Pickathon Music Festival / Pendarvis Farm: 5.1 mi
  • Clackamas Hatchery Visitor Center: 7.4 mi
  • Clackamas Hatchery: 7.4 mi
  • Jerry's Car Barn: 7.9 mi
Museums: 45
Picnic sites: 16
  • Willamette Falls Heritage Foundation: 10.5 mi
  • Picnic Area B: 12.0 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 12.2 mi
  • Picnic Area D: 13.6 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 13.6 mi
Cliffs: 15
Beaches: 9
  • Sandy River Beach: 10.1 mi
  • Swim beach: 11.1 mi
  • Cottonwood Beach: 12.0 mi
  • Sandy Swimming Hole: 13.3 mi
  • Poet's Beach: 14.9 mi
Springs: 4
  • spring w/concrete cover: 8.7 mi
  • School District Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Wahkeena Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Giesy Spring: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of North Fork Deep Creek Natural Area South. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wildcat MountainESE 112°1,365 m19.1 mi
Githens MountainESE 121°1,363 m19.5 mi
Goat MountainSSE 164°1,282 m19.2 mi
Old BaldyESE 119°1,274 m18.0 mi
Larch MountainENE 59°1,202 m17.9 mi
Aschoff ButtesE 85°1,159 m20.1 mi
Sherrard PointENE 59°1,146 m18.0 mi
Lookout PointENE 66°802 m14.7 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 solstice07:4715:4116:30

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424448525762686864554742
Precip in7.55.96.95.43.92.60.60.82.25.58.18.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Estacada 2 SE, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/526852046

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