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| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:CanneryHillViewpoint1.jpg|thumb|400px|Looking towards the Little Nestucca River valley from the viewing platform ''(bobcat)'']] |
* Hikes including this location: | * Hikes including this location: | ||
| − | **{{Hike ring|trailhead= | + | **{{Hike ring|trailhead=Pacific View Trailhead|hike=Nestucca Bay Refuge Hike|log=Nestucca Bay Refuge Hike/Log|previous=Pacific View Trailhead|next=Cannery Hill Viewpoint}} |
{{Maplinkinfo|latitude=45.16436|longitude=-123.95412}} | {{Maplinkinfo|latitude=45.16436|longitude=-123.95412}} | ||
| − | + | * Elevation: 290 feet | |
=== Description === | === Description === | ||
| − | The zigzagging, universal access Pacific View Trail leads up to a viewing platform with sweeping views of the Little Nestucca River valley and north along the coast to Nestucca Spit, Haystack Rock, [[Cape Kiwanda Viewpoint|Cape Kiwanda]], | + | The zigzagging, universal access Pacific View Trail leads up to a viewing platform with sweeping views of the Little Nestucca River valley and north along the coast to Nestucca Spit, Haystack Rock, [[Cape Kiwanda Viewpoint|Cape Kiwanda]], [[Cape Lookout]], and [[Saddle Mountain]]. You may see cows in the fields just south of the viewing platform. |
Interpretive signs describe the flora, fauna, and restoration efforts. The meadow herel is being carefully restored to provide habitat for the endangered Oregon silverspot butterfly ''(Speyeria zerene hippolyta)'' and its food source, the western blue violet ''(Viola adunca)''. An array of wildflowers blooms here in the spring. | Interpretive signs describe the flora, fauna, and restoration efforts. The meadow herel is being carefully restored to provide habitat for the endangered Oregon silverspot butterfly ''(Speyeria zerene hippolyta)'' and its food source, the western blue violet ''(Viola adunca)''. An array of wildflowers blooms here in the spring. | ||
=== More Links === | === More Links === | ||
| − | * [http://blog.oregonlive.com/terryrichard/2011/03/take_in_the_hilltop_view_from.html “Take in view from Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge, then go to Birding and Blues Festival(OregonLive)] | + | * [http://blog.oregonlive.com/terryrichard/2011/03/take_in_the_hilltop_view_from.html “Take in view from Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge, then go to Birding and Blues Festival (OregonLive)] |
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=== Contributors === | === Contributors === | ||
* [[User:bobcat|bobcat]] (creator) | * [[User:bobcat|bobcat]] (creator) | ||
Latest revision as of 02:13, 2 September 2020
- Hikes including this location:
- Nestucca Bay Refuge Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
- Weather forecast: NWS/NOAA
- Maps: Oregon Hikers Maps Google Maps
- Latitude, Longitude: 45.16436, -123.95412
- Elevation: 290 feet
Description
The zigzagging, universal access Pacific View Trail leads up to a viewing platform with sweeping views of the Little Nestucca River valley and north along the coast to Nestucca Spit, Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda, Cape Lookout, and Saddle Mountain. You may see cows in the fields just south of the viewing platform.
Interpretive signs describe the flora, fauna, and restoration efforts. The meadow herel is being carefully restored to provide habitat for the endangered Oregon silverspot butterfly (Speyeria zerene hippolyta) and its food source, the western blue violet (Viola adunca). An array of wildflowers blooms here in the spring.
More Links
Contributors
- bobcat (creator)