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Timberhill Natural Area

Timberhill Natural Area from directly overhead

Timberhill Natural Area is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 143 m. Marys Peak stands 1,249 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Chip Ross Park, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Over the Rivers and Through the Woods passes 18 miles off.

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What to expect

Operated by
City of Corvallis

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.60410, -123.28293
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Chepenafa Springs Park: 0.5 mi
  • Timberhill Park: 0.7 mi
  • Church Park: 1.2 mi
  • Coronado Park: 1.4 mi
  • Wildcat Park: 1.4 mi
Peaks
  • Witham Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Dimple Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Vineyard Mountain: 2.5 mi
  • Writsman Knob: 3.7 mi
  • Bald Hill: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves: 28
Gardens: 12
  • Calvin Presbyterian Church Community Garden: 1.5 mi
  • HP Organic Community Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Callahan Food Forest: 2.8 mi
  • Organic Growers Club Vegetable Garden: 3.0 mi
  • CSC Youth House Gardens: 3.2 mi
Museums: 11
  • Corvallis Museum: 3.2 mi
  • Taylor's Vintage Car Collection: 4.1 mi
  • Benton County Historical Museum: 6.1 mi
  • Albany Regional Museum: 9.0 mi
  • Independence Heritage Museum: 17.8 mi
Artworks: 10
Ghost towns: 8
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 3
  • Sulfer Springs: 3.0 mi
  • Solstice Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Hull Spring: 13.8 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Telephone of the Wind: 8.0 mi
  • Aldersgate Camps and Retreats: 23.5 mi
  • Blue Car Wreck: 23.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Waters of Mormon: 20.2 mi
  • Green Peak Falls: 21.3 mi
  • Alsea Falls: 21.8 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Scio Vetrans Memorial: 22.4 mi
  • Historical Boxcar: 23.7 mi
  • Valsetz: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Maple Grove Shelter: 3.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
Beaches: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Timberhill Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Marys PeakWSW 243°1,248.8 m15.0 mi
Old Blue MountainSW 234°1,003 m17.1 mi
Bald MountainNW 316°980 m18.5 mi
Alsea MountainSW 234°928 m14.7 mi
Flat MountainSW 218°812 m16.1 mi
Little Grass MountainWNW 302°810 m17.6 mi
McCulloch PeakWNW 298°664 m3.8 mi
Maddsens KnobSW 224°664 m16.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4719:26
June solstice05:2920:1821:03
September equinox07:0118:3419:12
December solstice07:4815:4816:36

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414347505661686863544540
Precip in6.54.84.93.32.31.30.30.41.53.56.57.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Corvallis State Univ, 5 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • House Finch1,659 obs
  • Dark-eyed Junco1,417 obs
  • Yellow-rumped Warbler1,312 obs
  • California Scrub-Jay1,221 obs
  • Black-capped Chickadee1,199 obs
  • Purple Finch1,179 obs
  • Anna's Hummingbird1,153 obs
  • Mourning Dove902 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/129901726

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