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Upper Mitchell Creek Natural Area

Upper Mitchell Creek Natural Area from directly overhead

Upper Mitchell Creek Natural Area is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 161 m. Lookout Point stands 802 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Mitchell Creek Natural Area, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Mount Hood passes 5.4 miles off.

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Coordinates45.45588, -122.50538

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Peaks
Attractions
Waterfalls: 60
  • Hidden Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Knapp Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Jane Martin Waterfall: 6.5 mi
  • Singer Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Willamette Falls: 9.1 mi
Gardens
Historic sites
  • Heart Beacon: 3.8 mi
  • Robert Delgado memorial: 3.9 mi
  • Shotwell Memorial: 4.2 mi
  • Heroes Memorial & Tribute: 4.7 mi
  • Clifford Stocker Memorial Parkside: 6.3 mi
Artworks
Museums: 49
Picnic sites: 26
  • Picnic Area B: 5.8 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 6.0 mi
  • Picnic Area D: 7.3 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 7.4 mi
  • Picnic Area E: 7.4 mi
Cliffs: 14
  • Madrone Wall: 5.1 mi
  • Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 6.9 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 7.0 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 7.3 mi
  • Tegart Bluff: 7.3 mi
Beaches: 11
  • Swim beach: 7.3 mi
  • Sandy River Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Poet's Beach: 8.8 mi
  • Lieser Point: 11.0 mi
  • Cottonwood Beach: 11.1 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 5
  • spring w/concrete cover: 13.3 mi
  • School District Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Wahkeena Spring: 20.0 mi
  • Giesy Spring: 20.9 mi
  • Oliver Spring: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Ed's Trail Arch: 24.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Upper Mitchell Creek Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lookout PointE 84°802 m18.4 mi
Walker PeakE 86°736 m18.2 mi
Devils RestENE 68°732 m19.7 mi
Pepper MountainENE 73°655 m16.8 mi
Bobs MountainNE 49°643 m20.6 mi
Lenhart ButteESE 114°638 m18.0 mi
Livingston MountainNNE 23°595 m16.8 mi
Spud MountainNNE 24°576 m17.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4419:23
June solstice05:2220:1721:03
September equinox06:5818:3019:09
December solstice07:4815:4116:30

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414448535963697064554741
Precip in6.04.54.63.62.82.00.70.61.74.06.37.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland WFO, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1054992115

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