Elk Rock Gardens of the Bishop's Close
Elk Rock Gardens of the Bishop's Close is a garden in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 53 m. Livingston Mountain stands 595 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Peter Kerr Property, a park 0.3 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 9.8 miles off.
How to reach it
- 9.8 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
- 12.3 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 13.2 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD
- 14.5 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
Overlooks nearby
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 18 mi
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 20 mi
- Crown point · 21 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Peter Kerr Property: 0.3 mi
- Milwaukie Bay Park: 0.5 mi
- Dogwood Park: 0.5 mi
- Robert Kronberg Park: 0.6 mi
- Scott Park: 0.7 mi
- Spring Park Natural Area: 0.5 mi
- Minthorn North Natural Area: 1.4 mi
- River View Natural Area: 1.5 mi
- Arnold Creek Natural Area: 1.9 mi
- Oaks Crossing Natural Area: 2.0 mi
- Saint Francis: 0.8 mi
- Bower: 1.0 mi
- Stafford Stones: 1.3 mi
- Fat Tire #3: 1.5 mi
- Anna: 1.5 mi
- Rose Villa Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Estate Gardens: 1.1 mi
- Good Roots Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Yamane-Bose Food Forest: 2.2 mi
- Sara Hite Memorial Rose Garden: 2.4 mi
- Oregon Iron Company Furnace: 2.0 mi
- Spanish American War Veterans Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Jesse V. Boone: 2.2 mi
- John F. Kennedy: 2.7 mi
- Earnest C. Loll Memorial: 3.0 mi
- The Spider: 2.2 mi
- Adrenaline Peak: 2.2 mi
- Disk'O: 2.3 mi
- Zero Gravity: 2.3 mi
- Rock-O-Plane: 2.3 mi
- Oatfield Hill: 2.4 mi
- Iron Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Mount Sylvania: 3.4 mi
- Cooks Butte: 3.9 mi
- Mount Talbert: 4.9 mi
- Tryon Creek Nature Center: 1.2 mi
- 510 Museum & Art Space: 1.4 mi
- Portland Puppet Museum: 1.6 mi
- Oregon Rail Heritage Center: 4.7 mi
- USS Blueback: 4.8 mi
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 2.9 mi
- Knapp Falls: 5.0 mi
- Singer Falls: 6.1 mi
- Willamette Falls: 6.3 mi
- Coffee Creek Falls: 6.8 mi
- Picnic Area B: 5.7 mi
- Picnic Area A: 5.7 mi
- Picnic Area C: 5.7 mi
- Picnic Area F: 5.8 mi
- Picnic Area E: 5.8 mi
- Poet's Beach: 4.7 mi
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 8.2 mi
- North Beach: 11.4 mi
- Lieser Point: 11.9 mi
- Surprise Beach: 12.3 mi
- Phantom Bluff: 3.2 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 8.6 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 8.7 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 8.8 mi
- Waud Bluff: 9.7 mi
- Fulton: 2.3 mi
- Champoeg: 17.8 mi
- Latourell: 22.2 mi
- Roy: 23.4 mi
- Bridal Veil: 24.6 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 13.0 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 13.1 mi
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 23.3 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 24.9 mi
- Giesy Spring: 16.1 mi
- spring w/concrete cover: 16.1 mi
- Oliver Spring: 16.2 mi
- School District Spring: 17.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Elk Rock Gardens of the Bishop's Close. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston Mountain | NE 40° | 595 m | 21.5 mi |
| Spud Mountain | NE 39° | 576 m | 22.6 mi |
| Bald Peak | W 261° | 497 m | 19.9 mi |
| Dixie Mountain | NW 324° | 490 m | 22.2 mi |
| Highland Butte | SE 144° | 470 m | 17.3 mi |
| Biddle Butte | ENE 65° | 447 m | 23.6 mi |
| Little Baldy | NE 36° | 437 m | 20.5 mi |
| Ross Mountain | ENE 74° | 396 m | 20.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:44 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 20:18 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 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, 6 mi away.
- Pacific trillium395 obs
- Pacific Banana Slug365 obs
- Pacific Sideband307 obs
- Salmonberry300 obs
- Osoberry237 obs
- Pacific Waterleaf229 obs
- western sword fern226 obs
- common jewelweed214 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4317486073
Day trips start here
- Milwaukie · 1 mi
- Lake Oswego · 2 mi
- Portland Metropolitan Area · 4 mi
- Gladstone · 5 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Southwest · 5 mi
- Oregon City · 6 mi
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