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Quamash Prairie

Quamash Prairie from directly overhead

Quamash Prairie is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 37 m. South Saddle Mountain stands 1,048 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is The Love Garden Farm Stand, a picnic site 0.5 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 0.4 miles off. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates45.40609, -122.93336
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Eagle Landing: 0.6 mi
  • Farmington Paddle Launch: 3.1 mi
  • Free Skies Park: 3.6 mi
  • Sequoia Plaza: 3.8 mi
  • Sabrina Park: 4.0 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Belle's Haven: 4.3 mi
  • Deer Resistant Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Rhododendron Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Learning Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Herb Garden: 4.4 mi
Artworks
Museums
Peaks: 56
Picnic sites: 21
  • The Love Garden Farm Stand: 0.5 mi
  • Stonesthrow Picnic and BBQ Area: 9.4 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 3: 11.3 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 1: 11.3 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 2: 11.4 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Cedar Mill Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Jackson Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Jane Martin Waterfall: 15.3 mi
  • Willamette Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Coffee Creek Falls: 15.9 mi
Beaches: 8
  • San Salvador Beach: 13.5 mi
  • Poet's Beach: 14.5 mi
  • Lindbergh’s Beach: 15.2 mi
  • North Beach: 19.4 mi
  • Surprise Beach: 19.8 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Cliffs: 6
  • Phantom Bluff: 11.4 mi
  • Waud Bluff: 15.1 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 20.4 mi
  • Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 20.5 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 20.5 mi
Springs: 4
  • Oliver Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Giesy Spring: 14.3 mi
  • Normandin Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Fern Spring: 21.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Saddle MountainWNW 295°1,048 m23.5 mi
Windy PointWNW 283°880 m23.9 mi
Snap PointWSW 257°760 m24.5 mi
Ball Bearing HillWSW 249°701 m23.3 mi
Kutch MountainWSW 258°626 m21.4 mi
Tuttle PointWNW 288°623 m20.5 mi
Slide MountainWSW 241°599 m23.3 mi
Rye HillNNW 348°566 m23.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4519:24
June solstice05:2420:1921:04
September equinox07:0018:3219:11
December solstice07:4915:4316:32

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, 6 mi away.

Sources

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/756048886

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