Coming of the White Man
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Coming of the White Man is a historic site in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 118 m. Livingston Mountain stands 595 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Oregon Holocaust Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 9.9 miles off.
The story
Coming of the White Man, also known as the Chief Multnomah Statue, is a bronze sculpture by American artist Hermon Atkins MacNeil, installed in Washington Park, Portland, Oregon in the United States. The statue was gifted to the City of Portland in 1904 by former mayor David P. Thompson and installed the following year. It depicts two Native American men, including Chief Multnomah, looking towards the Columbia River upon the arrival of Lewis and Clark.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1922.
Wikidata Q16155594, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Coming of the White Man Presented To The City Of Portland By The Family Of David F. Thompson
How to reach it
- 9.9 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
- 13.8 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 15.8 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
- 24.4 mi off the West Cascades, National
Overlooks nearby
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 21 mi
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 22 mi
- Crown point · 22 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sand and Stone Garden: 0.4 mi
- Portland Japanese Garden: 0.4 mi
- Bonsai Terrace: 0.4 mi
- Winter Garden: 0.7 mi
- Wildlife Garden: 1.2 mi
- Hillside Park: 0.4 mi
- Marine Layer Parklet: 0.4 mi
- Couch Park: 0.6 mi
- Portland Firefighters Park: 0.6 mi
- Wallace Park: 0.7 mi
- Pittock Mansion: 0.7 mi
- Crystal Ballroom: 0.9 mi
- Portland Center Stage at The Armory: 1.0 mi
- Great Northwest: 1.0 mi
- Cascade Crest: 1.1 mi
- Pittock Acres Park: 0.7 mi
- Uhtoff Sanctuary: 1.3 mi
- Marquam Trail: 1.3 mi
- Kehoe Sanctuary: 1.4 mi
- Pittock Bird Sanctuary: 1.5 mi
- Council Crest: 1.7 mi
- Elk Point: 2.3 mi
- Cornell Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Swede Hill: 2.7 mi
- Mount Tabor: 5.4 mi
- Japanese Arts Learning Center: 0.4 mi
- The Freakybuttrue Peculiarium and Museum: 0.9 mi
- Portland Art Museum: 1.1 mi
- Oregon Historical Society: 1.1 mi
- Oregon Jewish Museum: 1.2 mi
- Sapporo Pagoda: 0.4 mi
- Large Metal Pigs: 0.5 mi
- Facing the Crowd: 0.5 mi
- Howard's Way: 0.6 mi
- Mary Lou Fendall Rose: 0.8 mi
- Oregon Holocaust Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Loyal B. Stearns Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Sacajawea and Jean-Baptiste: 0.1 mi
- Lewis and Clark Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Captain John H. Couch: 0.6 mi
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 4.5 mi
- Cedar Mill Falls: 4.7 mi
- Knapp Falls: 7.9 mi
- Hidden Falls: 12.2 mi
- Singer Falls: 12.4 mi
- Shelter A: 3.4 mi
- Picnic Area A: 3.6 mi
- Picnic Area B: 3.6 mi
- Picnic Area F: 3.7 mi
- Picnic Area C: 3.7 mi
- Poet's Beach: 1.9 mi
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 2.1 mi
- North Beach: 6.2 mi
- Surprise Beach: 6.8 mi
- Lieser Point: 8.1 mi
- Waud Bluff: 3.5 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 6.9 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 7.0 mi
- Phantom Bluff: 8.0 mi
- Tegart Bluff: 11.8 mi
- Fulton: 3.9 mi
- Roy: 19.0 mi
- Greenville: 20.5 mi
- Champoeg: 21.2 mi
- Thatcher: 21.4 mi
- School District Spring: 15.6 mi
- Oliver Spring: 17.7 mi
- Giesy Spring: 20.9 mi
- Fern Spring: 21.9 mi
- spring w/concrete cover: 22.1 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 17.6 mi
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 17.6 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 17.8 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Coming of the White Man. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston Mountain | ENE 56° | 595 m | 19.5 mi |
| Spud Mountain | NE 55° | 576 m | 20.4 mi |
| Rye Hill | NW 313° | 566 m | 21.9 mi |
| Bald Peak | WSW 243° | 497 m | 19.2 mi |
| Dixie Mountain | NW 319° | 490 m | 16.2 mi |
| Little Baldy | NE 53° | 437 m | 18.2 mi |
| Bald Hill | NW 325° | 427 m | 21.7 mi |
| Cornell Mountain | W 275° | 392 m | 2.4 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 | 06:59 | 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, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/5418666156
Day trips start here
- Portland (Oregon)/Northwest · 1 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Southwest · 1 mi
- Portland Metropolitan Area · 3 mi
- Portland · 3 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Eastside · 4 mi
- Beaverton · 5 mi
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