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West Council Creek

West Council Creek from directly overhead

West Council Creek is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 44 m. South Saddle Mountain stands 1,048 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Overlook Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 3.0 miles off.

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Coordinates45.52724, -123.04924
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Overlook Park: 0.1 mi
  • Hembree Park: 0.3 mi
  • Satus Park: 0.3 mi
  • Water Park: 0.3 mi
  • Hordichok Park: 0.4 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Waterwise Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Baker Memorial Healing Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Lloyd Baron Rhododendron Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Life Community Garden: 8.2 mi
Peaks
  • Fern Hill: 4.6 mi
  • Spring Hill: 5.1 mi
  • Iowa Hill: 6.1 mi
  • Gales Peak: 7.9 mi
  • Bald Peak: 9.1 mi
Attractions: 58
Museums: 45
Picnic sites: 20
  • Picnic Shelter: 7.8 mi
  • The Love Garden Farm Stand: 10.3 mi
  • Stonesthrow Picnic and BBQ Area: 17.9 mi
  • Eagle Shelter: 18.2 mi
  • Heron Shelter: 18.3 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Jackson Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Little Lee Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Cedar Mill Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Lee Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Haines Falls: 13.8 mi
Beaches: 11
  • Lindbergh’s Beach: 17.0 mi
  • Poet's Beach: 18.4 mi
  • Reeder Beach: 18.9 mi
  • Tina Bar: 19.2 mi
  • Surprise Beach: 19.9 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Cliffs: 6
  • Waud Bluff: 15.8 mi
  • Phantom Bluff: 18.9 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 23.4 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 23.6 mi
  • Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 23.6 mi
Springs: 4
  • Normandin Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Fern Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Oliver Spring: 14.0 mi
  • Giesy Spring: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.5 miles of West Council Creek. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Saddle MountainW 275°1,048 m15.8 mi
Larch MountainWNW 297°1,044 m20.4 mi
Trask MountainWSW 242°1,040 m22.5 mi
Hembre RidgeW 268°1,039.4 m20.9 mi
Kings MountainWNW 285°977 m23.3 mi
Woods PointW 279°940 m19.0 mi
Gobblers KnobWSW 255°932 m22.2 mi
Round TopNW 305°909 m18.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4619:25
June solstice05:2420:2021:05
September equinox07:0018:3219:11
December solstice07:5015:4216:32

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394145505761686862524438
Precip in7.25.85.03.32.21.40.30.51.33.77.28.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Forest Grove, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1169103133

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