Nature reserve · Oregon
Salty Acres Wetlands
Salty Acres Wetlands is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 46 m. Goat Mountain stands 1,282 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Gladstone Nature Park, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Mount Hood passes 11 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Gladstone
How to reach it
Coordinates45.38867, -122.59040
- 11.5 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 12.3 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
- 13.7 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
- 14.5 mi off the West Cascades, National
Overlooks nearby
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 15 mi
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 19 mi
- Crown point · 20 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Gladstone Nature Park: 0.2 mi
- Swanson Place Open Space: 0.7 mi
- Olson Property: 0.7 mi
- Hull Street Open Space: 0.8 mi
- Boardman Wetlands and Nature Play Area: 1.1 mi
Parks
- Max Patterson Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Stocker Park: 0.5 mi
- Oakridge Homeowners Park: 0.6 mi
- Valley View City Park: 0.6 mi
- Nick Shannon Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
- Clifford Stocker Memorial Parkside: 0.5 mi
- Pow-Wow tree: 0.9 mi
- Dr. John McLoughlin Memorial Bridge: 1.1 mi
- Clackamas River Bridge: 1.3 mi
- Liberty: 1.6 mi
Attractions
- The Pow Wow Tree: 0.9 mi
- Bob's Red Mill - World Headquarters: 2.5 mi
- Pickathon Music Festival / Pendarvis Farm: 5.9 mi
- Crystal Springs Rhododendron Gardens: 6.6 mi
- The Spider: 6.7 mi
Artworks
- The Gathering: 1.9 mi
- Dr. John McLoughlin: 2.8 mi
- Epiphany: 3.1 mi
- Giant Horse Statue: 3.3 mi
- In the Flow: 3.3 mi
Gardens
- Veiled Garden: 2.0 mi
- Tateshina Peace Garden: 2.4 mi
- Sara Hite Memorial Rose Garden: 2.7 mi
- Midhill Park Pollinator Garden: 3.0 mi
- Yamane-Bose Food Forest: 3.4 mi
Peaks
- Oatfield Hill: 2.2 mi
- Mount Talbert: 3.2 mi
- Mount Scott: 4.9 mi
- Cooks Butte: 5.3 mi
- Iron Mountain: 5.5 mi
Museums: 52
- End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center: 1.7 mi
- Oregon Military Museum: 2.2 mi
- Barclay House: 2.3 mi
- McLoughlin House: 2.3 mi
- Stevens-Crawford Heritage House: 2.4 mi
Waterfalls: 26
- Singer Falls: 2.3 mi
- Willamette Falls: 3.0 mi
- Coffee Creek Falls: 3.3 mi
- Tumble Creek Falls: 3.7 mi
- Hidden Falls: 4.9 mi
Picnic sites: 19
- Willamette Falls Heritage Foundation: 2.5 mi
- Stonesthrow Picnic and BBQ Area: 7.4 mi
- Picnic Area B: 8.7 mi
- Picnic Area A: 8.7 mi
- Picnic Area C: 9.3 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Phantom Bluff: 5.4 mi
- Madrone Wall: 6.5 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 11.1 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 11.2 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 11.3 mi
Beaches: 12
- Poet's Beach: 9.1 mi
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 12.6 mi
- Swim beach: 13.3 mi
- Sandy River Beach: 14.7 mi
- Lieser Point: 15.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Fulton: 6.9 mi
- Champoeg: 17.8 mi
- Latourell: 20.9 mi
- Bridal Veil: 23.4 mi
Springs: 4
- spring w/concrete cover: 11.5 mi
- Giesy Spring: 14.7 mi
- Oliver Spring: 17.9 mi
- School District Spring: 19.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Salty Acres Wetlands. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goat Mountain | SE 141° | 1,282 m | 22.8 mi |
| Lookout Point | ENE 73° | 802 m | 23.3 mi |
| Walker Peak | ENE 75° | 736 m | 23.1 mi |
| Bedford Point | ESE 120° | 714 m | 23.2 mi |
| Pepper Mountain | ENE 64° | 655 m | 22.4 mi |
| Lenhart Butte | E 97° | 638 m | 20.7 mi |
| Livingston Mountain | NNE 28° | 595 m | 22.8 mi |
| Bald Peak | W 271° | 497 m | 22.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:44 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 20:17 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:41 | 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 | 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/131556034
Day trips start here
- Gladstone · 1 mi
- Oregon City · 2 mi
- Lake Oswego · 4 mi
- Milwaukie · 5 mi
- Portland Metropolitan Area · 8 mi
- Portland · 10 mi
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