Garden · Oregon
Alberta Park Nature Patch
Alberta Park Nature Patch is a garden in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 58 m. Larch Mountain stands 1,057 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Alberta Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD passes 4.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Portland Parks & Recreation
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
Coordinates45.56421, -122.64457
- 4.8 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD
- 9.3 mi off the JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND
- 11.1 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 13.1 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
Overlooks nearby
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 19 mi
- Crown point · 19 mi
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 21 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Alberta Park: 0.0 mi
- Roselawn Park: 0.5 mi
- Holman Park: 0.5 mi
- Sabin HydroPark: 0.6 mi
- King Elementary School Park: 0.9 mi
Artworks
- Keep Your Chin Up: 0.3 mi
- Jarrett Grove Intersection Painting: 0.4 mi
- The Decemberists: 0.7 mi
- Saturday Morning in Sabin: 1.1 mi
- Sluto: 1.4 mi
Gardens
- Grasslands Garden: 0.6 mi
- Sabin Community Orchard: 0.8 mi
- Woodlawn Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Ariadne Garden: 1.2 mi
- Learning Garden: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Catkin Marsh Natural Area: 1.5 mi
- Flyway Wetlands Natural Area: 2.1 mi
- Waud Bluff: 2.9 mi
- Waud Bluff Trail: 3.8 mi
- Johnson Lake Natural Area: 4.0 mi
Historic sites
- Gladys Sims McCoy Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Vernon Ross Veterans Memorial: 2.3 mi
- The Dream: 2.5 mi
- Rob Strasser Field: 2.9 mi
- William V. Owens Softball Complex: 2.9 mi
Attractions
- Portland Walking Tours: 3.1 mi
- Bill Naito Legacy Fountain: 3.2 mi
- Portland Center Stage at The Armory: 3.3 mi
- Crystal Ballroom: 3.5 mi
- Portland Spirit Dock: 3.6 mi
Peaks
- Rocky Butte: 4.0 mi
- Mount Tabor: 4.4 mi
- Council Crest: 5.5 mi
- Cornell Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Elk Point: 6.2 mi
Museums: 55
- Portland Museum of Modern Art: 1.5 mi
- Hellenic-American Cultural Center & Museum: 2.7 mi
- Japanese American Museum of Oregon: 3.0 mi
- Portland Chinatown Museum: 3.1 mi
- Northwest Museum of Cartoon: 3.1 mi
Waterfalls: 39
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 5.9 mi
- Knapp Falls: 7.7 mi
- Cedar Mill Falls: 7.9 mi
- Pothole Falls: 12.0 mi
- Hidden Falls: 12.3 mi
Picnic sites: 26
- Shelter A: 1.5 mi
- Picnic Area F: 3.1 mi
- Picnic Area E: 3.1 mi
- Picnic Area D: 3.1 mi
- Picnic Area A: 3.1 mi
Beaches: 14
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 2.8 mi
- North Beach: 2.8 mi
- Surprise Beach: 3.7 mi
- Lieser Point: 4.1 mi
- Poet's Beach: 4.2 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 3.9 mi
- Waud Bluff: 4.0 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 4.1 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 4.1 mi
- Tegart Bluff: 8.7 mi
Ghost towns: 7
- Fulton: 6.6 mi
- Latourell: 20.8 mi
- Roy: 21.3 mi
- Bridal Veil: 22.8 mi
- Greenville: 22.8 mi
Springs: 5
- School District Spring: 11.8 mi
- Oliver Spring: 21.7 mi
- spring w/concrete cover: 22.9 mi
- Fern Spring: 23.0 mi
- Giesy Spring: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 14.8 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 16.3 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 21.1 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 21.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Ed's Trail Arch: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Alberta Park Nature Patch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larch Mountain | ENE 58° | 1,057 m | 19.9 mi |
| Elkhorn Mountain | NE 47° | 679 m | 17.9 mi |
| Bells Mountain | NNE 33° | 674 m | 21.1 mi |
| Livingston Mountain | ENE 59° | 595 m | 15.6 mi |
| Spotted Deer Mountain | NE 42° | 594 m | 19.2 mi |
| Spud Mountain | ENE 57° | 576 m | 16.5 mi |
| Dixie Mountain | NW 305° | 490 m | 16.4 mi |
| Biddle Butte | E 87° | 447 m | 21.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:44 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 20:18 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:41 | 16:30 |
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 | 44 | 48 | 53 | 59 | 64 | 70 | 71 | 65 | 56 | 47 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland Intl AP, 3 mi away.
- tree-of-heaven245 obs
- American Crow220 obs
- Cross Orbweaver215 obs
- Mallard208 obs
- Western Honey Bee169 obs
- Great Blue Heron160 obs
- Yellow-rumped Warbler159 obs
- California Scrub-Jay152 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/9824026325
Day trips start here
- Portland (Oregon)/Eastside · 2 mi
- Portland · 3 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Northwest · 3 mi
- Portland Metropolitan Area · 4 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Southwest · 4 mi
- Vancouver · 5 mi
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