Artwork · Oregon
Echo Gate
Echo Gate is an artwork in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Elkhorn Mountain stands 679 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Ghost Ship, a artwork 0.1 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD passes 7.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2001
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
Coordinates45.51728, -122.66738
- 7.9 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD
- 11.0 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
- 12.1 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 12.7 mi off the JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND
Overlooks nearby
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 20 mi
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 20 mi
- Crown point · 21 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Ghost Ship: 0.1 mi
- Stack Stalk: 0.2 mi
- Alluvial Wall: 0.2 mi
- Vera Katz Statue: 0.2 mi
- Tickle River of Time: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
- Battleship Oregon Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Benjamin Stark: 0.3 mi
- Lewis and Clark: 0.3 mi
- Stephen Coffin: 0.4 mi
- The First Telephone Exchange in Portland: 0.4 mi
Attractions
- Portland Spirit Dock: 0.3 mi
- Bill Naito Legacy Fountain: 0.4 mi
- Portland Walking Tours: 0.6 mi
- Liberty Bell: 0.6 mi
- Williamette Jetboat Excursions: 0.6 mi
Parks
- Printing Press Park: 0.3 mi
- Mill Ends Park: 0.3 mi
- Governor Tom McCall Waterfront Park: 0.3 mi
- Lownsdale Square: 0.5 mi
- Chapman Square: 0.5 mi
Gardens
- Better Together Garden: 0.6 mi
- Lan Su Chinese Garden: 0.6 mi
- Shattuck Hall Ecological Learning Plaza: 1.0 mi
- Ladd West Garden: 1.0 mi
- Ladd North Garden: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Ross Island Natural Area: 1.7 mi
- Southwest Terwilliger Boulevard Parkway: 1.9 mi
- Heron Pointe Wetland: 2.1 mi
- Marquam Trail: 2.5 mi
- Pittock Acres Park: 2.5 mi
Peaks
- Council Crest: 2.4 mi
- Mount Tabor: 3.6 mi
- Elk Point: 4.0 mi
- Cornell Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Swede Hill: 4.4 mi
Museums: 53
- Oregon Maritime Museum: 0.2 mi
- Architectural Heritage Center: 0.3 mi
- Portland Fire & Rescue Historic Museum: 0.4 mi
- Portland Police Museum: 0.5 mi
- Portland Chinatown Museum: 0.6 mi
Waterfalls: 29
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 3.0 mi
- Knapp Falls: 6.2 mi
- Cedar Mill Falls: 6.4 mi
- Hidden Falls: 10.6 mi
- Singer Falls: 11.4 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Picnic Area A: 1.9 mi
- Picnic Area B: 1.9 mi
- Picnic Area F: 2.0 mi
- Picnic Area C: 2.0 mi
- Picnic Area E: 2.1 mi
Beaches: 14
- Poet's Beach: 0.7 mi
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 3.0 mi
- North Beach: 6.1 mi
- Surprise Beach: 6.9 mi
- Lieser Point: 7.4 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Waud Bluff: 4.7 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 5.4 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 5.5 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 5.5 mi
- Phantom Bluff: 7.8 mi
Ghost towns: 7
- Fulton: 3.2 mi
- Roy: 20.8 mi
- Champoeg: 21.6 mi
- Latourell: 21.9 mi
- Greenville: 22.2 mi
Springs: 5
- School District Spring: 14.5 mi
- Oliver Spring: 18.6 mi
- spring w/concrete cover: 20.7 mi
- Giesy Spring: 20.9 mi
- Fern Spring: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 17.6 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 17.8 mi
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 17.9 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 19.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Echo Gate. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhorn Mountain | NE 43° | 679 m | 21.0 mi |
| Livingston Mountain | NE 52° | 595 m | 18.3 mi |
| Spud Mountain | NE 51° | 576 m | 19.3 mi |
| Bald Peak | WSW 246° | 497 m | 20.6 mi |
| Dixie Mountain | NW 315° | 490 m | 17.7 mi |
| Little Baldy | NE 49° | 437 m | 17.1 mi |
| Ross Mountain | E 89° | 396 m | 20.9 mi |
| Cornell Mountain | W 279° | 392 m | 4.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:44 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 20:18 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:41 | 16:31 |
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 | 42 | 45 | 48 | 53 | 59 | 63 | 69 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 47 | 42 |
| Precip in | 6.4 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 6.6 | 7.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland Kgw-tv, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/3956136998
Day trips start here
- Portland Metropolitan Area · 1 mi
- Portland · 1 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Northwest · 1 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Southwest · 1 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Eastside · 3 mi
- Milwaukie · 5 mi
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