Nature reserve · Oregon
Raleighwood Wetlands Natural Area
Raleighwood Wetlands Natural Area is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 75 m. Livingston Mountain stands 595 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Raleigh Park School Garden, a garden 0.4 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 6.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District
How to reach it
Coordinates45.48958, -122.74872
- 6.7 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
- 10.4 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD
- 16.2 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 16.3 mi off the JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND
Overlooks nearby
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 24 mi
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 24 mi
- Crown point · 25 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- Raleigh Park School Garden: 0.4 mi
- Frances Garden: 1.1 mi
- Eden Gardens: 1.1 mi
- Wildlife Garden: 2.1 mi
- Winter Garden: 2.5 mi
Parks
- Raleigh Scholls Park: 0.5 mi
- Raleigh Park and Swim Center: 0.5 mi
- West Slope Park: 0.8 mi
- Southwest Thomas and 53rd Park: 0.8 mi
- Pendleton Park: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Bauman Woods Natural Area: 0.7 mi
- Ravine Woods Natural Area: 1.5 mi
- Fanno Creek Trail: 1.9 mi
- Marquam Trail: 2.0 mi
- Moonshadow Woods Natural Area: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
- Cronin Field: 0.9 mi
- Jesuit High School Press Box: 0.9 mi
- Mary's Way: 1.1 mi
- Natasha Wirtanan: 2.1 mi
- Vietnam Veterans of Oregon Memorial: 2.1 mi
Artworks
- Sources of Strength: 1.0 mi
- Joy (Pioneer Woman): 2.1 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 2.1 mi
- Tree: 2.1 mi
- Troll Ole Bolle: 2.5 mi
Peaks
- Elk Point: 1.6 mi
- Swede Hill: 1.9 mi
- Council Crest: 2.1 mi
- Cornell Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Mount Sylvania: 3.8 mi
Attractions
- "Peggy" Locomotive: 2.0 mi
- Africa: 2.1 mi
- Discovery Zone: 2.1 mi
- Pacific Shores: 2.2 mi
- Cascade Crest: 2.2 mi
Museums: 53
- Japanese Arts Learning Center: 2.8 mi
- Vintage Tek: 3.3 mi
- Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art: 3.4 mi
- Portland Art Museum: 3.7 mi
- Oregon Historical Society: 3.7 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Picnic Area A: 6.2 mi
- Picnic Area B: 6.2 mi
- Picnic Area F: 6.3 mi
- Picnic Area C: 6.3 mi
- Picnic Area E: 6.4 mi
Beaches: 15
- Poet's Beach: 3.9 mi
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 5.0 mi
- North Beach: 9.3 mi
- Surprise Beach: 9.9 mi
- Lieser Point: 11.3 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Cedar Mill Falls: 3.5 mi
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 5.5 mi
- Knapp Falls: 9.3 mi
- Singer Falls: 11.4 mi
- Willamette Falls: 11.4 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Waud Bluff: 5.7 mi
- Phantom Bluff: 6.2 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 9.8 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 9.9 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 9.9 mi
Springs: 6
- Oliver Spring: 14.5 mi
- Giesy Spring: 18.3 mi
- School District Spring: 18.8 mi
- Fern Spring: 21.7 mi
- spring w/concrete cover: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Fulton: 4.0 mi
- Roy: 17.7 mi
- Champoeg: 18.1 mi
- Greenville: 19.1 mi
- Thatcher: 19.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 15.0 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 15.2 mi
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 20.2 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Raleighwood Wetlands Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston Mountain | NE 54° | 595 m | 22.6 mi |
| Spud Mountain | NE 53° | 576 m | 23.6 mi |
| Rye Hill | NW 322° | 566 m | 22.1 mi |
| Gales Peak | W 279° | 548 m | 22.7 mi |
| Bald Peak | WSW 247° | 497 m | 16.3 mi |
| Dixie Mountain | NNW 330° | 490 m | 16.8 mi |
| Red Slide Hill | NW 312° | 473 m | 22.5 mi |
| Highland Butte | SE 139° | 470 m | 22.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:45 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 20:18 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:41 | 16:31 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 45 | 48 | 53 | 59 | 63 | 69 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 47 | 42 |
| Precip in | 6.4 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 6.6 | 7.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland Kgw-tv, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/156979465
Day trips start here
- Beaverton · 3 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Northwest · 4 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Southwest · 4 mi
- Portland Metropolitan Area · 5 mi
- Portland · 5 mi
- Tigard · 5 mi
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