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Northridge Woods Natural Area

Northridge Woods Natural Area from directly overhead

Northridge Woods Natural Area is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 121 m. Green Mountain stands 676 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Bayberrry Heights Open Space, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 2.6 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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What to expect

Operated by
Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District
Getting there

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Coordinates45.46312, -122.87224

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Historic sites
Parks
Gardens
  • Learning Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Herb Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Rose Pergola: 0.8 mi
  • Deer Resistant Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Rhododendron Garden: 0.9 mi
Artworks
Attractions
Peaks: 57
Museums: 52
Picnic sites: 19
  • The Love Garden Farm Stand: 5.4 mi
  • Stonesthrow Picnic and BBQ Area: 8.3 mi
  • Picnic Shelter: 9.8 mi
  • Shelter A: 12.0 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 12.4 mi
Waterfalls: 15
  • Cedar Mill Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Jackson Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Jane Martin Waterfall: 11.5 mi
  • Willamette Falls: 14.5 mi
  • Singer Falls: 14.8 mi
Beaches: 12
  • Poet's Beach: 10.2 mi
  • Lindbergh’s Beach: 10.4 mi
  • North Beach: 14.5 mi
  • Surprise Beach: 14.9 mi
  • Lieser Point: 17.1 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Phantom Bluff: 9.3 mi
  • Waud Bluff: 10.2 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 16.0 mi
  • Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 16.1 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 16.1 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 5
  • Oliver Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Giesy Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Normandin Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Fern Spring: 19.3 mi
  • School District Spring: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Northridge Woods Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Green MountainNNW 327°676 m23.2 mi
Buck MountainNNW 341°649 m23.0 mi
Tuttle PointW 276°623 m22.6 mi
Tater HillNNW 340°618 m24.7 mi
Rye HillNNW 338°566 m20.6 mi
Gales PeakWNW 288°548 m17.3 mi
Bald MountainNW 325°539 m21.1 mi
Wildcat MountainNW 308°538 m22.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4519:24
June solstice05:2420:1921:04
September equinox06:5918:3219:11
December solstice07:4915:4216:32

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424448525862686864544641

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beaverton 2 SSW, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/910636913

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