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Veterans Creek Natural Area

Veterans Creek Natural Area from directly overhead

Veterans Creek Natural Area is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 80 m. Lookout Point stands 802 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Cottonwood Creek Natural Area, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Mount Hood passes 7.6 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

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City of Portland
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates45.46541, -122.56141

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Peaks
Gardens
Historic sites
Artworks
Attractions
Museums: 51
Waterfalls: 45
  • Knapp Falls: 0.3 mi
  • Jane Martin Waterfall: 3.7 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Singer Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Willamette Falls: 8.4 mi
Picnic sites: 25
  • Picnic Area B: 3.7 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 3.8 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 4.9 mi
  • Picnic Area D: 5.0 mi
  • Picnic Area E: 5.0 mi
Cliffs: 14
  • Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 5.7 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 5.8 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 6.0 mi
  • Madrone Wall: 7.2 mi
  • Phantom Bluff: 7.8 mi
Beaches: 13
  • Poet's Beach: 6.0 mi
  • Swim beach: 8.1 mi
  • Lindbergh’s Beach: 9.0 mi
  • Lieser Point: 9.8 mi
  • Sandy River Beach: 10.2 mi
Springs: 5
  • School District Spring: 13.9 mi
  • spring w/concrete cover: 15.0 mi
  • Giesy Spring: 19.8 mi
  • Oliver Spring: 20.9 mi
  • Wahkeena Spring: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 4
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Veterans Creek Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lookout PointE 86°802 m21.0 mi
Walker PeakE 88°736 m20.9 mi
Pepper MountainENE 77°655 m19.3 mi
Lenhart ButteESE 112°638 m20.7 mi
Livingston MountainNNE 32°595 m17.5 mi
Spud MountainNNE 32°576 m18.6 mi
Angel's RestENE 71°484 m20.9 mi
Highland ButteSSE 160°470 m16.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4419:23
June solstice05:2220:1721:03
September equinox06:5818:3119:10
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/95017753

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