Garden · Oregon
Luuwit View Community Garden
Luuwit View Community Garden is a garden in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 26 m. Sturgeon Rock stands 1,267 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Luuwit View Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Mount Hood passes 5.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Portland
How to reach it
Coordinates45.55137, -122.52794
- 5.4 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 7.4 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
- 8.6 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD
- 9.1 mi off the JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND
Overlooks nearby
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 13 mi
- Crown point · 14 mi
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 16 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Luuwit View Park: 0.1 mi
- Argay Park: 0.4 mi
- John Luby Park: 0.8 mi
- Senns Dairy Park: 1.0 mi
- Thompson Park: 1.0 mi
Artworks
- Firebird: 0.2 mi
- Saint Peregrine, O.S.M.: 2.1 mi
- St. Francis: 2.1 mi
- Jesus Carries the Cross: 2.1 mi
- Station 13: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Copper Mountain Property: 0.8 mi
- Cross Levee Natural Area: 0.8 mi
- Wilkes Creek Headwaters Natural Area: 1.2 mi
- Johnson Lake Natural Area: 1.9 mi
- Nadaka Nature Park: 2.8 mi
Gardens
- Senns Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Peace Garden: 2.1 mi
- Vestal Community Garden: 3.1 mi
- Mason Bee Demonstation Garden: 3.5 mi
- Natural Discovery Garden: 3.6 mi
Peaks
- Rocky Butte: 1.9 mi
- Kelly Butte: 3.8 mi
- Mount Tabor: 4.1 mi
- Powell Butte: 4.6 mi
- Grant Butte: 4.6 mi
Historic sites
- Peace Pole: 2.1 mi
- Shotwell Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Nichaqwli Monument: 3.4 mi
- T-Rex Memorial: 4.1 mi
- Heart Beacon: 4.2 mi
Attractions
- Water Wheel: 3.5 mi
- McMenamins Edgefield: 5.9 mi
- Camas Potholes: 6.9 mi
- Union Pacific Railcar: 7.0 mi
- Bill Naito Legacy Fountain: 7.2 mi
Waterfalls
- Knapp Falls: 5.8 mi
- Pothole Falls: 6.9 mi
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 7.2 mi
- Lower Falls: 7.2 mi
- Woodburn Falls: 7.2 mi
Museums: 48
- Zymoglyphic Museum: 4.2 mi
- Hellenic-American Cultural Center & Museum: 5.3 mi
- Water Resources Education Center: 6.3 mi
- Architectural Heritage Center: 6.9 mi
- Depot Rail Museum: 7.0 mi
Picnic sites: 27
- Picnic Area B: 4.0 mi
- Picnic Area A: 4.1 mi
- Picnic Area D: 5.1 mi
- Picnic Area E: 5.1 mi
- Picnic Area C: 5.2 mi
Beaches: 14
- Swim beach: 3.6 mi
- Lieser Point: 4.6 mi
- North Beach: 6.9 mi
- Sandy River Beach: 7.1 mi
- Poet's Beach: 7.6 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 1.7 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 1.7 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 1.9 mi
- Tegart Bluff: 3.1 mi
- Broughton Bluff: 7.4 mi
Springs: 4
- School District Spring: 8.0 mi
- Wahkeena Spring: 19.6 mi
- spring w/concrete cover: 20.0 mi
- Summit Spring: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Fulton: 8.9 mi
- Latourell: 15.1 mi
- Bridal Veil: 17.1 mi
- Dodson: 24.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 17.0 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 18.7 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 22.7 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 22.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Ed's Trail Arch: 19.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Luuwit View Community Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sturgeon Rock | NE 45° | 1,267 m | 19.2 mi |
| Pyramid Rock | NE 46° | 1,091 m | 18.3 mi |
| Larch Mountain | NE 44° | 1,057 m | 16.0 mi |
| Elkhorn Mountain | NNE 30° | 679 m | 15.0 mi |
| Pepper Mountain | E 95° | 655 m | 17.2 mi |
| Bobs Mountain | ENE 67° | 643 m | 18.0 mi |
| Livingston Mountain | NE 41° | 595 m | 11.7 mi |
| Spotted Deer Mountain | NNE 26° | 594 m | 16.8 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 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:30 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:40 | 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 | 41 | 44 | 48 | 53 | 59 | 63 | 69 | 70 | 64 | 55 | 47 | 41 |
| Precip in | 6.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 6.3 | 7.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland WFO, under a mile away.
- Black-tailed Bumble Bee39 obs
- Cross Orbweaver37 obs
- Bold Jumping Spider37 obs
- Mallard34 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle34 obs
- Anna's Hummingbird29 obs
- Northern Flicker27 obs
- Lesser Goldfinch27 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/672524722
Day trips start here
- Gresham · 5 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Eastside · 5 mi
- Camas · 6 mi
- Portland · 6 mi
- Portland Metropolitan Area · 7 mi
- Troutdale · 7 mi
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