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The White Oak Savanna

The White Oak Savanna from directly overhead

The White Oak Savanna is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 127 m. Goat Mountain stands 1,282 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Douglas Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 9.5 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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What to expect

Operated by
City of West Linn;Trust for Public Lands
Getting there

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Coordinates45.35011, -122.64885

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Douglas Park: 0.2 mi
  • North Willamette Neighborhood Park: 0.5 mi
  • Willamette Park: 0.7 mi
  • Bernert Landing Boat Ramp: 0.8 mi
  • Canemah Children's Park: 1.2 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Gardens
Attractions
Peaks: 54
Museums: 53
Picnic sites: 19
  • Willamette Falls Heritage Foundation: 1.7 mi
  • Stonesthrow Picnic and BBQ Area: 5.1 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 2: 6.5 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 3: 6.5 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 1: 6.7 mi
Waterfalls: 17
  • Willamette Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Coffee Creek Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Singer Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Tumble Creek Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 8.7 mi
Cliffs: 10
  • Phantom Bluff: 4.6 mi
  • Madrone Wall: 9.7 mi
  • Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 14.3 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 14.4 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 14.5 mi
Beaches: 10
  • Poet's Beach: 10.9 mi
  • Lindbergh’s Beach: 14.3 mi
  • Swim beach: 17.1 mi
  • North Beach: 17.6 mi
  • Lieser Point: 18.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 4
  • Giesy Spring: 10.8 mi
  • spring w/concrete cover: 12.3 mi
  • Oliver Spring: 14.7 mi
  • School District Spring: 23.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The White Oak Savanna. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goat MountainSE 131°1,282 m22.8 mi
Bedford PointESE 111°714 m24.6 mi
Lenhart ButteE 90°638 m23.4 mi
High HillS 170°568 m23.3 mi
Bald PeakW 279°497 m20.0 mi
Highland ButteSE 128°470 m12.7 mi
Ross MountainENE 59°396 m23.3 mi
Cornell MountainNNW 338°392 m13.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4419:23
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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/144911043

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