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Penstemon Prairie

Penstemon Prairie from directly overhead

Penstemon Prairie is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 49 m. South Saddle Mountain stands 1,048 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Fern Hill Forest, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 0.5 miles off.

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Coordinates45.48522, -123.11458
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Fern Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Spring Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Iowa Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Gales Peak: 6.0 mi
  • Bald Peak: 6.8 mi
Parks
  • B Street Trail Trailhead: 2.0 mi
  • Rogers Park: 2.2 mi
  • Joseph Gale Park: 2.4 mi
  • Bard Park: 2.8 mi
  • Lincoln Park: 2.9 mi
Gardens
  • Waterwise Garden: 6.1 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 6.2 mi
  • Baker Memorial Healing Garden: 7.0 mi
  • Lloyd Baron Rhododendron Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Life Community Garden: 10.6 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Attractions: 55
Museums: 38
Picnic sites: 16
  • The Love Garden Farm Stand: 10.4 mi
  • Picnic Shelter: 12.1 mi
  • Stonesthrow Picnic and BBQ Area: 19.3 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 3: 21.5 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 1: 21.6 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Little Lee Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Lee Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Haines Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Jackson Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Cedar Mill Falls: 15.5 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Beaches: 7
  • San Salvador Beach: 18.7 mi
  • Lindbergh’s Beach: 20.6 mi
  • Poet's Beach: 21.5 mi
  • Reeder Beach: 23.2 mi
  • Tina Bar: 23.5 mi
Springs: 5
  • Normandin Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Oliver Spring: 13.0 mi
  • Fern Spring: 15.2 mi
  • Giesy Spring: 24.0 mi
  • La Toutena Mary Spring: 24.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Penstemon Prairie. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Saddle MountainWNW 289°1,048 m13.3 mi
Larch MountainNW 309°1,044 m19.3 mi
Trask MountainWSW 245°1,040 m18.3 mi
Hembre RidgeW 277°1,039.4 m17.9 mi
Kings MountainWNW 295°977 m21.3 mi
Sheridan PeakSW 229°942 m21.5 mi
Woods PointWNW 290°940 m16.7 mi
Gobblers KnobW 261°932 m18.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4619:25
June solstice05:2520:2021:05
September equinox07:0018:3319:12
December solstice07:5015:4316:32

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394145505761686862524438
Precip in7.25.85.03.32.21.40.30.51.33.77.28.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Forest Grove, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1013561190

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