Nature reserve · Oregon
Rock Island Landing
Rock Island Landing is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 29 m. Goat Mountain stands 1,282 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Lang Property, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 9.2 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
How to reach it
Coordinates45.31902, -122.66760
- 9.2 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
- 14.9 mi off the Silver Falls
- 16.5 mi off the West Cascades, National
- 17.4 mi off the Mount Hood, National
Overlooks nearby
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 20 mi
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 25 mi
- Crown point · 26 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Lang Property: 0.7 mi
- Pete's Mountain Landing: 0.9 mi
- Peach Cove Fen Natural Area: 1.2 mi
- Beaver & Parrot Creeks Confluence: 1.4 mi
- River Bluff Open Space: 1.6 mi
Parks
- Hebb Park: 1.5 mi
- Peach Cove Landing: 1.6 mi
- Willamette Park: 1.6 mi
- Bernert Landing Boat Ramp: 1.7 mi
- Peach Cove: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
- Willamette Meteorite replica: 2.0 mi
- Larry Gilbert Dahl: 2.3 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 3.0 mi
- Steamer Gazelle explosion: 3.3 mi
- Larry G. Dahl: 3.5 mi
Artworks
- Giant Horse Statue: 2.9 mi
- Dr. John McLoughlin: 3.4 mi
- The Gathering: 4.2 mi
- Re-Invention: 4.7 mi
- Flight of the Moon: 4.7 mi
Gardens
- Memorial Grove: 3.4 mi
- Tateshina Peace Garden: 3.9 mi
- Veiled Garden: 4.4 mi
- Wilsonville Community Garden: 4.4 mi
- Courtyard garden: 4.6 mi
Museums
- Museum of the Oregon Territory: 3.5 mi
- Rose Farm Museum & Holmes House: 3.6 mi
- Old Lockmaster's Office: 3.6 mi
- Canby Depot Museum: 3.7 mi
- Stevens-Crawford Heritage House: 3.9 mi
Attractions
- The Pow Wow Tree: 5.3 mi
- Bob's Red Mill - World Headquarters: 8.2 mi
- Adrenaline Peak: 10.5 mi
- The Spider: 10.5 mi
- Disk'O: 10.6 mi
Peaks: 50
- Cooks Butte: 5.4 mi
- Spangler Hill: 6.3 mi
- Iron Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Oatfield Hill: 7.1 mi
- Pleasant Hill: 8.1 mi
Picnic sites: 20
- Willamette Falls Heritage Foundation: 3.7 mi
- Memorial Park Picnic Area 2: 4.7 mi
- Memorial Park Picnic Area 3: 4.7 mi
- Memorial Park Picnic Area 1: 4.9 mi
- Stonesthrow Picnic and BBQ Area: 5.8 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Coffee Creek Falls: 3.0 mi
- Willamette Falls: 3.2 mi
- Singer Falls: 4.0 mi
- Tumble Creek Falls: 4.2 mi
- Hidden Falls: 10.7 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Phantom Bluff: 6.3 mi
- Madrone Wall: 11.4 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 16.6 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 16.7 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 16.8 mi
Beaches: 10
- Poet's Beach: 13.0 mi
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 16.3 mi
- San Salvador Beach: 18.7 mi
- Swim beach: 19.4 mi
- North Beach: 19.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Fulton: 10.5 mi
- Champoeg: 12.2 mi
- Waconda: 22.6 mi
- Saint Joseph: 23.9 mi
Springs: 3
- Giesy Spring: 8.6 mi
- spring w/concrete cover: 12.4 mi
- Oliver Spring: 13.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rock Island Landing. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goat Mountain | SE 126° | 1,282 m | 22.2 mi |
| Bedford Point | ESE 106° | 714 m | 24.8 mi |
| Lenhart Butte | E 85° | 638 m | 24.4 mi |
| High Hill | SSE 166° | 568 m | 21.4 mi |
| Bald Peak | WNW 286° | 497 m | 19.6 mi |
| Highland Butte | ESE 117° | 470 m | 12.3 mi |
| Cornell Mountain | NNW 344° | 392 m | 14.9 mi |
| Parrett Mountain | W 267° | 381 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:44 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 20:17 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:42 | 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 | 43 | 45 | 49 | 53 | 60 | 65 | 71 | 71 | 65 | 56 | 47 | 42 |
| Precip in | 6.5 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 6.7 | 7.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oregon City, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/146084535
Day trips start here
- Oregon City · 4 mi
- Wilsonville · 5 mi
- Gladstone · 6 mi
- Aurora · 7 mi
- Lake Oswego · 7 mi
- Milwaukie · 9 mi
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