Willow Creek Wildlife Area
Willow Creek Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 82 m. Mule Butte stands 1,132 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is McCredie, a ghost town 2.9 miles away. Blue Mountain passes 1.1 miles off. 53 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Blue Mountain
- 2.2 mi off the JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD
53 named places within 25 miles
- Dalreed Butte: 4.9 mi
- Golgotha Butte: 7.1 mi
- Horn Butte: 7.7 mi
- Crow Butte: 9.5 mi
- Phinny Hill: 9.5 mi
- Pine Creek Fishing Access Site: 2.9 mi
- Quesna County Park: 3.0 mi
- Alderdale Fishing Access Site: 5.3 mi
- Arlington State Park: 8.1 mi
- Earl Snell Memorial Park: 10.1 mi
- SAGE Center: 16.4 mi
- Old Methodist Cemetery: 20.2 mi
- Bickleton Carousel Museum: 20.5 mi
- Crow Butte Park: 10.0 mi
- Coyote Springs Wildlife Area: 18.5 mi
- Boardman Rest Area Eastbound: 12.3 mi
- Boardman Rest Area Westbound: 12.3 mi
- Weatherford Historical Monument: 13.2 mi
- Old Oregon Trail Monument: 23.5 mi
- Sand Dune Beach: 9.2 mi
- Rock Creek Longhouse: 20.4 mi
- Rock Creek Recreation Site: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Willow Creek Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mule Butte | NW 323° | 1,132 m | 23.2 mi |
| Jordan Butte | SSE 157° | 651 m | 23.5 mi |
| Saddle Butte | SSE 166° | 494 m | 19.2 mi |
| Ella Butte | SE 142° | 490 m | 18.3 mi |
| Turner Butte | SW 232° | 388 m | 19.9 mi |
| Diamond Butte | SW 228° | 357 m | 19.8 mi |
| Butcher Butte | WSW 236° | 357 m | 20.2 mi |
| Golgotha Butte | NE 43° | 321 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:33 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 20:08 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:20 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 15:29 | 16:19 |
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 | 35 | 39 | 46 | 53 | 62 | 68 | 76 | 76 | 67 | 54 | 42 | 36 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arlington, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1443831745
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- Boardman · 16 mi
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