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Sandy River Grove Reserve

Sandy River Grove Reserve from directly overhead

Sandy River Grove Reserve is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 49 m. Big Bend Mountain stands 1,224 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian John Island, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Mount Hood passes 0.9 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
The Nature Conservancy
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.48030, -122.29046

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Sandy River Scenic Waterway: 2.4 mi
  • Dodge Park: 3.1 mi
  • Ed Latourette Park: 3.4 mi
  • Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint: 4.1 mi
  • Southeast Community Park: 4.2 mi
Peaks
  • Cemetery Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Ross Mountain: 3.9 mi
  • Chanticleer Point: 4.1 mi
  • Chamberlain Hill: 4.4 mi
  • Crown Point: 4.7 mi
Gardens
Waterfalls
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Devoted Passion: 5.9 mi
  • Fine Tuned Tulle: 6.7 mi
  • Quaytskin: 7.8 mi
  • Bald Eagle: 7.9 mi
  • Rockwood Sunrise: 9.1 mi
Attractions: 52
  • Jerry's Car Barn: 2.3 mi
  • North American Bigfoot Center: 4.1 mi
  • Union Pacific Railcar: 6.2 mi
  • McMenamins Edgefield: 6.8 mi
  • Camas Potholes: 9.8 mi
Museums: 44
Cliffs: 18
Picnic sites: 15
  • Wahkeena Picnic Site: 10.3 mi
  • Ainsworth Day Use Area: 13.6 mi
  • Picnic Area B: 14.7 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 15.0 mi
  • Picnic Area D: 16.4 mi
Springs: 10
  • Wahkeena Spring: 10.1 mi
  • School District Spring: 13.2 mi
  • spring w/concrete cover: 15.7 mi
  • Tanner Spring: 19.4 mi
  • Big Cedar Spring: 19.7 mi
Beaches: 9
  • Sandy River Beach: 6.2 mi
  • Cottonwood Beach: 6.3 mi
  • Sandy Swimming Hole: 8.3 mi
  • Swim beach: 9.4 mi
  • Lieser Point: 16.6 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Natural arches: 1
  • Ed's Trail Arch: 19.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Sandy River Grove Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Bend MountainE 89°1,224 m16.3 mi
Palmer PeakENE 65°1,222 m15.1 mi
Larch MountainENE 70°1,202 m10.3 mi
Nesmith PointENE 61°1,180.2 m15.6 mi
Aschoff ButtesESE 106°1,159 m15.0 mi
Sherrard PointENE 70°1,146 m10.5 mi
Aschoff ButtesESE 104°1,096 m15.4 mi
Larch MountainN 359°1,057 m16.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4319:22
June solstice05:2120:1621:02
September equinox06:5718:2919:08
December solstice07:4715:4016:29

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404347515862686863544640
Precip in6.34.75.14.23.32.40.60.71.94.67.57.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Troutdale, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1272674924

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