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Uhtoff Sanctuary

Uhtoff Sanctuary from directly overhead

Uhtoff Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 222 m. Livingston Mountain stands 595 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Kehoe Sanctuary, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD passes 7.8 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Audubon Society of Portland
Access
Permitted
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.52366, -122.72908

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Pittock Mansion: 0.6 mi
  • "Peggy" Locomotive: 1.1 mi
  • Great Northwest: 1.1 mi
  • Cascade Crest: 1.1 mi
  • Pacific Shores: 1.2 mi
Gardens
Parks
Artworks
  • Sapporo Pagoda: 1.1 mi
  • Sculpture Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Tree: 1.3 mi
  • Large Metal Pigs: 1.5 mi
  • Bella venti-tre e Thurman: 1.7 mi
Peaks
Museums: 53
Picnic sites: 24
Waterfalls: 19
  • Cedar Mill Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Jane Martin Waterfall: 5.5 mi
  • Knapp Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Jackson Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Singer Falls: 12.9 mi
Beaches: 14
  • Lindbergh’s Beach: 2.5 mi
  • Poet's Beach: 3.0 mi
  • North Beach: 6.8 mi
  • Surprise Beach: 7.3 mi
  • Lieser Point: 9.1 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Waud Bluff: 3.2 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 8.1 mi
  • Phantom Bluff: 8.2 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 8.2 mi
  • Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 8.2 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 6
  • School District Spring: 16.7 mi
  • Oliver Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Giesy Spring: 20.7 mi
  • Fern Spring: 20.9 mi
  • spring w/concrete cover: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Uhtoff Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Livingston MountainENE 58°595 m20.5 mi
Spud MountainENE 57°576 m21.5 mi
Rye HillNW 316°566 m20.9 mi
Bald PeakWSW 241°497 m18.1 mi
Dixie MountainNW 322°490 m15.4 mi
Red Slide HillNW 306°473 m21.7 mi
Little BaldyNE 56°437 m19.2 mi
Bald HillNNW 328°427 m21.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4419:24
June solstice05:2320:1821:04
September equinox06:5918:3119:10
December solstice07:4915:4116:31

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424548535963697065554742
Precip in6.44.74.83.62.61.50.40.51.64.06.67.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland Kgw-tv, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/450106121

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