Simonson Natural Area
Simonson Natural Area is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,090 m. Tumalo Mountain stands 2,370 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is First Street Rapids Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Cascade Lakes passes 4.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Bend Park & Recreation District
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the Cascade Lakes, National
- 19.6 mi off the McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass, National
Overlooks nearby
- Arlies Rock/North Gateway Information Viewpoint · 9 mi
- Vista Butte Sno-Park · 16 mi
- Windy Point · 27 mi
- Three Sisters Viewpoint · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- First Street Rapids Park: 0.1 mi
- Riverside Natural Area: 0.3 mi
- Pioneer Park: 0.4 mi
- Riverview Park: 0.4 mi
- Pacific Park: 0.5 mi
- Pilot Butte: 1.6 mi
- Overturf Butte: 1.9 mi
- Tumalo Butte: 3.4 mi
- Sunset Hill: 4.8 mi
- Laidlaw Butte: 5.9 mi
- Bend Gate: 0.2 mi
- Two Cities one Heart: 0.8 mi
- Horses and High Wheels: 0.9 mi
- Bueno Homage to the Buckaroo: 0.9 mi
- Man with Duck: 0.9 mi
- Look Out Point: 3.3 mi
- Power lines cliff: 8.0 mi
- Cougar Buttress: 12.0 mi
- Tam McArthur Rim: 16.7 mi
- Southern Tip: 21.5 mi
- Awbrey Falls: 8.6 mi
- Dillon Falls: 9.3 mi
- Benham Falls: 10.4 mi
- Tumalo Falls: 12.9 mi
- Double Falls: 13.4 mi
- Magill's Landing Natural Area: 0.1 mi
- Magill's Conservation Easement: 0.2 mi
- Pilot Butte State Scenic Viewpoint: 1.6 mi
- Archie Briggs Canyon Natural Area: 1.7 mi
- Pilot Butte Canal Natural Area: 2.2 mi
- Bull Spring: 7.4 mi
- Cold Spring: 10.4 mi
- Jack Pine Spring: 10.8 mi
- Kiwa Springs: 12.0 mi
- Farewell Spring: 13.5 mi
- Bob the Bend Rock: 1.1 mi
- 1904 Miller Family Ranch and Sawmill: 7.2 mi
- Lava Lands Visitor Center: 11.3 mi
- High Desert Activity Center: 12.9 mi
- Redmond Caves Recreation Area: 14.0 mi
- Peace Statue: 0.5 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Frank T. Johns: 0.8 mi
- Terrence Hardington Foley: 1.6 mi
- Franklin's Corner Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Miller's Landing Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Petersen Rock Garden: 9.5 mi
- Sisters Community Garden: 19.5 mi
- Meadow Day Use Area: 6.3 mi
- Bivouac tables: 21.8 mi
- Greenwood Day Use Area: 23.9 mi
- Upper Lone Pine Day Use Area: 23.9 mi
- Deschutes Historical Museum: 1.1 mi
- The High Desert Museum: 7.4 mi
- Sisters Museum: 19.3 mi
- Millican: 23.5 mi
- Paulina Hot Springs: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Simonson Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tumalo Mountain | WSW 255° | 2,370 m | 17.1 mi |
| Moon Mountain | W 266° | 2,275.332 m | 17.8 mi |
| Vista Butte | WSW 249° | 2,017 m | 15.3 mi |
| Bearwallow Butte | W 273° | 1,967 m | 12.0 mi |
| Triangle Hill | W 280° | 1,950 m | 11.6 mi |
| Kapka Butte | WSW 246° | 1,877 m | 15.9 mi |
| Bosbosli Butte | SSE 167° | 1,877 m | 16.8 mi |
| Mokst Butte | S 175° | 1,869 m | 16.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:40 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 20:08 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 15:43 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 35 | 40 | 44 | 52 | 58 | 66 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 39 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bend, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/276799961
Day trips start here
- Bend · 1 mi
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