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Memorial Grove

Memorial Grove from directly overhead

Memorial Grove is a garden in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 137 m. South Fork Mountain stands 1,473 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Larry G. Dahl, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 12 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Clackamas County
Access
Yes
Fee
No
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates45.33181, -122.60054

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Hillendale Park: 0.3 mi
  • Shenandoah Park: 0.6 mi
  • Wesley Lynn Park: 0.7 mi
  • Stafford Park: 0.8 mi
  • Chapin Park: 0.8 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
Artworks
Attractions
Peaks: 59
  • Spangler Hill: 5.5 mi
  • Oatfield Hill: 5.8 mi
  • Cooks Butte: 6.5 mi
  • Mount Talbert: 7.0 mi
  • Iron Mountain: 7.6 mi
Museums: 52
Waterfalls: 19
  • Tumble Creek Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Coffee Creek Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Willamette Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Singer Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 7.8 mi
Picnic sites: 17
  • Willamette Falls Heritage Foundation: 1.9 mi
  • Stonesthrow Picnic and BBQ Area: 7.8 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 2: 8.0 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 3: 8.1 mi
  • Memorial Park Picnic Area 1: 8.2 mi
Cliffs: 11
  • Phantom Bluff: 7.1 mi
  • Madrone Wall: 8.1 mi
  • Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 15.0 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 15.1 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 15.3 mi
Beaches: 10
  • Poet's Beach: 12.6 mi
  • Lindbergh’s Beach: 16.1 mi
  • Swim beach: 17.0 mi
  • Sandy River Beach: 18.0 mi
  • Lieser Point: 19.0 mi
Springs: 4
  • spring w/concrete cover: 9.6 mi
  • Giesy Spring: 11.6 mi
  • Oliver Spring: 17.1 mi
  • School District Spring: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Memorial Grove. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Fork MountainSE 133°1,473 m24.1 mi
Soosap PeakSE 137°1,419 m24.5 mi
Goat MountainSE 133°1,282 m20.2 mi
Walker PeakENE 66°736 m24.8 mi
Bedford PointESE 110°714 m21.9 mi
Pepper MountainENE 57°655 m24.7 mi
Lenhart ButteE 86°638 m21.1 mi
High HillS 175°568 m21.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4419:23
June solstice05:2320:1721:03
September equinox06:5818:3119:10
December solstice07:4815:4216:31

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434549536065717165564742
Precip in6.54.54.83.82.51.80.50.61.64.26.77.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oregon City, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Osoberry77 obs
  • Oregon grape75 obs
  • Pacific poison oak62 obs
  • Shining Crane's-bill60 obs
  • bigleaf maple55 obs
  • Ocean spray54 obs
  • Oregon oak52 obs
  • Pacific trillium51 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/703235144

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