Nature reserve · Oregon
Wilkes Creek Headwaters Natural Area
Wilkes Creek Headwaters Natural Area is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 42 m. Pyramid Rock stands 1,091 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Wilkes Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Mount Hood passes 4.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Metro
How to reach it
Coordinates45.54514, -122.50571
- 4.3 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 6.3 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
- 9.4 mi off the JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD
- 9.7 mi off the JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND
Overlooks nearby
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 12 mi
- Crown point · 13 mi
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 15 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Wilkes Park: 0.3 mi
- Thompson Park: 0.7 mi
- Halsey HydroPark: 0.7 mi
- Argay Park: 0.8 mi
- Zimmerman House Park: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Cross Levee Natural Area: 1.0 mi
- Nadaka Nature Park: 1.7 mi
- Copper Mountain Property: 1.7 mi
- Columbia Slough Regional Water Quality Facility: 2.0 mi
- Johnson Lake Natural Area: 3.1 mi
Gardens
- Luuwit View Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Senns Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Natural Discovery Garden: 2.6 mi
- Yamhill Neighborhood Park Community Garden: 2.9 mi
- Peace Garden: 3.2 mi
Artworks
- Firebird: 1.3 mi
- Rockwood Sunrise: 2.4 mi
- Saint Peregrine, O.S.M.: 3.2 mi
- St. Francis: 3.3 mi
- Jesus Carries the Cross: 3.3 mi
Historic sites
- Nichaqwli Monument: 2.4 mi
- Shotwell Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Peace Pole: 3.2 mi
- Heart Beacon: 4.4 mi
- Heroes Memorial & Tribute: 4.9 mi
Peaks
- Rocky Butte: 2.9 mi
- Grant Butte: 3.6 mi
- Kelly Butte: 3.9 mi
- Powell Butte: 4.0 mi
- Jenne Butte: 4.4 mi
Attractions
- Water Wheel: 4.3 mi
- McMenamins Edgefield: 4.8 mi
- Union Pacific Railcar: 5.9 mi
- Camas Potholes: 6.2 mi
- Pickathon Music Festival / Pendarvis Farm: 7.3 mi
Waterfalls
- Knapp Falls: 5.8 mi
- Pothole Falls: 6.2 mi
- Lower Falls: 6.5 mi
- Woodburn Falls: 6.5 mi
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 7.7 mi
Museums: 48
- Zymoglyphic Museum: 4.9 mi
- Depot Rail Museum: 5.9 mi
- Harlow House Museum: 6.0 mi
- Barn Exhibit Hall: 6.0 mi
- Hellenic-American Cultural Center & Museum: 6.2 mi
Picnic sites: 27
- Picnic Area B: 4.6 mi
- Picnic Area A: 4.8 mi
- Picnic Area D: 5.9 mi
- Picnic Area E: 6.0 mi
- Picnic Area C: 6.1 mi
Beaches: 14
- Swim beach: 2.7 mi
- Lieser Point: 5.6 mi
- Sandy River Beach: 6.0 mi
- Sandy Swimming Hole: 7.3 mi
- North Beach: 8.1 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Tegart Bluff: 2.1 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 2.7 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 2.8 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 3.0 mi
- Broughton Bluff: 6.3 mi
Springs: 4
- School District Spring: 7.8 mi
- Wahkeena Spring: 18.5 mi
- spring w/concrete cover: 19.3 mi
- Summit Spring: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Fulton: 9.5 mi
- Latourell: 14.0 mi
- Bridal Veil: 16.1 mi
- Dodson: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 17.9 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 19.5 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 22.9 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 23.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Ed's Trail Arch: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Wilkes Creek Headwaters Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pyramid Rock | NE 43° | 1,091 m | 17.9 mi |
| Larch Mountain | NE 40° | 1,057 m | 15.6 mi |
| Devils Rest | E 86° | 732 m | 18.3 mi |
| Elkhorn Mountain | NNE 26° | 679 m | 14.9 mi |
| Pepper Mountain | E 94° | 655 m | 16.1 mi |
| Bobs Mountain | ENE 65° | 643 m | 17.2 mi |
| Livingston Mountain | NE 36° | 595 m | 11.4 mi |
| Spotted Deer Mountain | NNE 22° | 594 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:44 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 20:17 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:30 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:40 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 44 | 48 | 53 | 59 | 63 | 69 | 70 | 64 | 55 | 47 | 41 |
| Precip in | 6.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 6.3 | 7.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland WFO, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/375709367
Day trips start here
- Gresham · 4 mi
- Camas · 6 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Eastside · 6 mi
- Troutdale · 6 mi
- Portland · 7 mi
- Portland Metropolitan Area · 8 mi
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