Santiam River Rest Area
Santiam River Rest Area is a rest area in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 61 m. McCulloch Peak stands 664 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is The Cliff, a cliff 1.7 miles away. Silver Falls passes 7.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Oregon Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 7.5 mi off the Silver Falls
- 24.2 mi off the Over the Rivers and Through the Woods
Overlooks nearby
- North Falls Viewpoint · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hale Butte: 1.8 mi
- Looney Butte: 2.5 mi
- Roby Hill: 3.4 mi
- Scravel Hill: 3.5 mi
- Miller Butte: 3.6 mi
- 7th Street Park: 3.1 mi
- North Luckiamute State Natural Area: 4.8 mi
- Buena Vista County Park: 5.0 mi
- Willamette Memorial Park: 5.1 mi
- Luckiamute State Natural Area Paddlers' Access: 5.4 mi
- Pearlshell Reserve: 6.8 mi
- E. E. Wilson Wildlife Area: 8.4 mi
- Bowers Rock State Park: 9.1 mi
- Sarah Helmick State Recreation Site: 9.4 mi
- Peavy Arboretum: 10.5 mi
- A-4E Skyhawk: 6.6 mi
- Guidance of Youth: 13.0 mi
- The Cow & The Cat: 13.2 mi
- Sentinels: 13.2 mi
- Inspiration: 13.3 mi
- Albany Regional Museum: 7.6 mi
- Independence Heritage Museum: 10.1 mi
- Scio Historical Society Depot Museum: 10.5 mi
- Bush House Museum: 13.2 mi
- Willamette Heritage Center: 13.5 mi
- Inspriation Garden: 10.1 mi
- Rhododendron Hillside: 12.9 mi
- Martha Springer Botanical Garden: 13.5 mi
- Japanese Garden: 13.7 mi
- Isaac's Garden: 13.8 mi
- Scio Vetrans Memorial: 10.4 mi
- 1245 Mill Street Section Houses: 13.5 mi
- Chinook Salmon: 13.6 mi
- Dr. John McLoughlin: 13.7 mi
- Column Segments from Second Oregon Capitol: 13.7 mi
- South Falls: 21.6 mi
- Frenchie Falls: 21.7 mi
- Lower South Falls: 21.7 mi
- Drake Falls: 22.5 mi
- Lower North Falls: 22.6 mi
- Buena Vista: 5.1 mi
- Shelburn: 9.0 mi
- Orleans: 13.5 mi
- Eola: 13.6 mi
- Lewisville: 14.5 mi
- Aldersgate Camps and Retreats: 9.0 mi
- Telephone of the Wind: 10.6 mi
- Blue Car Wreck: 12.1 mi
- Salem Riverfront Carousel: 13.9 mi
- Wildlife-viewing blind: 21.6 mi
- Maple Grove Shelter: 16.7 mi
- Number 2: 22.4 mi
- Mission Lake Day-Use Area A: 23.5 mi
- Mission Lake Day-Use Area B: 23.6 mi
- Filbert Grove Day-Use Area: 23.7 mi
- The Cliff: 1.7 mi
- Alpha Slide: 14.3 mi
- Turner Lake Beach Area: 9.3 mi
- Sulfer Springs: 14.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Santiam River Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCulloch Peak | WSW 243° | 664 m | 16.5 mi |
| Reception Peak | WSW 247° | 594 m | 16.9 mi |
| Forest Peak | WSW 252° | 572 m | 13.5 mi |
| Price Peak | WSW 249° | 535 m | 16.1 mi |
| Blacktail | ENE 71° | 491 m | 19.6 mi |
| Dimple Hill | WSW 236° | 451 m | 15.6 mi |
| Rogers Mountain | ESE 105° | 439 m | 16.8 mi |
| Peterson Butte | SSE 165° | 436 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:46 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:17 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 15:46 | 16:35 |
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 | 43 | 47 | 50 | 56 | 61 | 68 | 68 | 63 | 54 | 45 | 40 |
| Precip in | 6.5 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 6.5 | 7.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Corvallis State Univ, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/565995681
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