Nature reserve · Oregon
Sequoia Ridge Natural Area
Sequoia Ridge Natural Area is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 64 m. Bald Peak stands 497 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Atfalati Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 5.0 miles off. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Tualatin
How to reach it
Coordinates45.37621, -122.73941
- 5.0 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
- 16.7 mi off the Silver Falls
- 17.9 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD
- 18.0 mi off the Mount Hood, National
Overlooks nearby
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 23 mi
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 26 mi
- Crown point · 27 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Atfalati Park: 0.3 mi
- Parque Las Casitas: 0.5 mi
- Leonard and Edith Stark Community Boat Ramp: 0.6 mi
- Lloyd Minor Park: 0.6 mi
- Heritage Park: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Nyberg Creek Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Canal Acres Natural Area: 1.0 mi
- Bryant Woods Park: 1.3 mi
- Little Woodrose Nature Park: 1.6 mi
- Lower Pecan Creek Natural Area: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
- Willamette Meridian: 0.6 mi
- Tualatin Veterans' Memorial Plaza: 1.1 mi
- Drs. H. Achmad Amins Memorial Tree: 3.5 mi
- Muhamad Saili Memorial Shelter: 3.5 mi
- Woodruff Bridge: 3.5 mi
Artworks
- Wishing Tree: 0.6 mi
- I Wonder: 0.9 mi
- The Ocean and the Moon: 1.6 mi
- Breaktime: 1.6 mi
- Totem: 1.6 mi
Gardens
- Campbell Native Garden: 3.0 mi
- Midhill Park Pollinator Garden: 4.4 mi
- Learning Garden: 4.5 mi
- Wilsonville Community Garden: 5.2 mi
- West Portland Community Garden: 5.5 mi
Attractions
- Nordic Finn Ware: 5.7 mi
- Broder Söder: 5.7 mi
- Nordia House: 5.7 mi
- The Pow Wow Tree: 7.0 mi
- Adrenaline Peak: 7.6 mi
Museums: 54
- 510 Museum & Art Space: 4.8 mi
- Sherwood Heritage Center: 5.2 mi
- Tryon Creek Nature Center: 5.4 mi
- Old Lockmaster's Office: 6.1 mi
- Museum of the Oregon Territory: 6.3 mi
Peaks: 51
- Cooks Butte: 2.3 mi
- Iron Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Mount Sylvania: 4.4 mi
- Bull Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Pleasant Hill: 5.8 mi
Picnic sites: 18
- Stonesthrow Picnic and BBQ Area: 0.6 mi
- Memorial Park Picnic Area 3: 5.5 mi
- Memorial Park Picnic Area 2: 5.6 mi
- Memorial Park Picnic Area 1: 5.7 mi
- Willamette Falls Heritage Foundation: 6.2 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Willamette Falls: 6.1 mi
- Coffee Creek Falls: 6.3 mi
- Singer Falls: 6.6 mi
- Tumble Creek Falls: 8.1 mi
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 8.7 mi
Beaches: 12
- Poet's Beach: 9.6 mi
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 12.4 mi
- North Beach: 16.4 mi
- Surprise Beach: 17.1 mi
- San Salvador Beach: 17.6 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Phantom Bluff: 2.9 mi
- Waud Bluff: 13.4 mi
- Madrone Wall: 13.7 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 14.6 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 14.7 mi
Ghost towns: 7
- Fulton: 7.3 mi
- Champoeg: 11.7 mi
- Saint Joseph: 21.9 mi
- Roy: 22.4 mi
- Thatcher: 23.4 mi
Springs: 4
- Giesy Spring: 10.6 mi
- Oliver Spring: 10.7 mi
- spring w/concrete cover: 17.0 mi
- School District Spring: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sequoia Ridge Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Peak | W 275° | 497 m | 15.4 mi |
| Dixie Mountain | NNW 338° | 490 m | 24.0 mi |
| Highland Butte | ESE 124° | 470 m | 17.3 mi |
| Cornell Mountain | N 356° | 392 m | 10.4 mi |
| Parrett Mountain | WSW 237° | 381 m | 8.4 mi |
| Mount Richmond | W 279° | 380 m | 24.6 mi |
| East Bliss Butte | ENE 68° | 344 m | 14.9 mi |
| Iowa Hill | WNW 286° | 342 m | 17.1 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 | 07:48 | 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 | 42 | 44 | 47 | 51 | 57 | 63 | 69 | 69 | 64 | 54 | 46 | 41 |
| Precip in | 6.1 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 6.2 | 6.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Willamette EXP STN, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/146963611
Day trips start here
- Tigard · 4 mi
- Tualatin · 4 mi
- Lake Oswego · 5 mi
- Wilsonville · 5 mi
- Gladstone · 7 mi
- Milwaukie · 7 mi
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