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Picnic Area A

Picnic Area A from directly overhead

Picnic Area A is a picnic site in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 50 m. Larch Mountain stands 1,057 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Picnic Area B, a picnic site less than a tenth of a mile away. JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD passes 7.8 miles off.

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What to expect

Access
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Getting there

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Coordinates45.52073, -122.62882

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks
Parks
Gardens
Peaks
Attractions
  • Bill Naito Legacy Fountain: 2.0 mi
  • Portland Spirit: 2.0 mi
  • Williamette Jetboat Excursions: 2.0 mi
  • Portland Walking Tours: 2.1 mi
  • Portland Spirit Dock: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves
Museums: 52
Waterfalls: 37
  • Jane Martin Waterfall: 2.9 mi
  • Knapp Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Cedar Mill Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Singer Falls: 11.3 mi
Picnic sites: 24
  • Picnic Area B: 0.0 mi
  • Picnic Area F: 0.1 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 0.1 mi
  • Picnic Area E: 0.2 mi
  • Picnic Area D: 0.3 mi
Beaches: 14
  • Poet's Beach: 2.3 mi
  • Lindbergh’s Beach: 4.1 mi
  • North Beach: 5.9 mi
  • Lieser Point: 6.3 mi
  • Surprise Beach: 6.8 mi
Cliffs: 11
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 3.7 mi
  • Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 3.7 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 3.7 mi
  • Waud Bluff: 5.9 mi
  • Tegart Bluff: 8.3 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Springs: 5
  • School District Spring: 12.9 mi
  • spring w/concrete cover: 19.9 mi
  • Oliver Spring: 20.2 mi
  • Giesy Spring: 21.7 mi
  • Wahkeena Spring: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
Natural arches: 1
  • Ed's Trail Arch: 24.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Picnic Area A. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Larch MountainNE 50°1,057 m21.0 mi
Elkhorn MountainNE 39°679 m19.6 mi
Livingston MountainNE 49°595 m16.7 mi
Spotted Deer MountainNE 35°594 m21.1 mi
Spud MountainNE 48°576 m17.7 mi
Dixie MountainNW 311°490 m18.9 mi
Biddle ButteENE 78°447 m20.8 mi
Little BaldyNE 45°437 m15.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4419:23
June solstice05:2220:1821:04
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 °F424548535963697065554742
Precip in6.44.74.83.62.61.50.40.51.64.06.67.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland Kgw-tv, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13472182516

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