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Swift Shore Open Space

Swift Shore Open Space from directly overhead

Swift Shore Open Space is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 23 m. Goat Mountain stands 1,282 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is River Bluff Open Space, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 8.8 miles off. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of West Linn
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.34221, -122.66617

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Historic sites
Parks
  • Fields Bridge Community Park: 0.5 mi
  • Willamette Park: 0.7 mi
  • Bernert Landing Boat Ramp: 0.9 mi
  • North Willamette Neighborhood Park: 1.0 mi
  • Douglas Park: 1.2 mi
Artworks
Gardens
Attractions
Museums: 55
Peaks: 53
  • Cooks Butte: 4.0 mi
  • Iron Mountain: 5.5 mi
  • Oatfield Hill: 5.6 mi
  • Mount Sylvania: 7.2 mi
  • Spangler Hill: 7.5 mi
Picnic sites: 19
  • Willamette Falls Heritage Foundation: 2.7 mi
  • Stonesthrow Picnic and BBQ Area: 4.7 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 2: 5.5 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 3: 5.5 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 1: 5.7 mi
Waterfalls: 15
  • Willamette Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Coffee Creek Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Singer Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Tumble Creek Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Jane Martin Waterfall: 9.6 mi
Cliffs: 10
  • Phantom Bluff: 4.8 mi
  • Madrone Wall: 10.7 mi
  • Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 15.1 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 15.2 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 15.3 mi
Beaches: 10
  • Poet's Beach: 11.4 mi
  • Lindbergh’s Beach: 14.7 mi
  • Swim beach: 18.0 mi
  • North Beach: 18.1 mi
  • Lieser Point: 18.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 4
  • Giesy Spring: 9.9 mi
  • spring w/concrete cover: 12.9 mi
  • Oliver Spring: 13.9 mi
  • School District Spring: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Swift Shore Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goat MountainSE 129°1,282 m23.1 mi
Lenhart ButteE 89°638 m24.3 mi
High HillSSE 168°568 m22.9 mi
Bald PeakW 281°497 m19.3 mi
Highland ButteESE 124°470 m13.1 mi
Ross MountainENE 59°396 m24.3 mi
Cornell MountainNNW 342°392 m13.4 mi
Parrett MountainWSW 258°381 m10.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4419:23
June solstice05:2320:1721:03
September equinox06:5818:3119:10
December solstice07:4815:4216:31

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434549536065717165564742
Precip in6.54.54.83.82.51.80.50.61.64.26.77.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oregon City, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/137367050

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