Historic site · Oregon
Multnomah
Multnomah is a historic site in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 147 m. Livingston Mountain stands 595 m to the northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Multnomah Arts Center, a park 0.1 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 7.4 miles off.
The story
Neighborhood in the Southwest section of Portland, Oregon.
Wikidata Q6935166, matched on coordinates and name (127 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1976-09-25
- Inscription
- Multnomah. Established in 1908 as a freight-passenger station on the newly completed Oregon Electric Railway that ran between Portland and Salem, it was located a block south on the N.W. corner of 35th & Multnomah Blvd.
How to reach it
Coordinates45.46832, -122.71302
- 7.4 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
- 14.7 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 16.9 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
- 22.4 mi off the West Cascades, National
Overlooks nearby
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 22 mi
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 22 mi
- Crown point · 23 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Multnomah Arts Center: 0.1 mi
- Texas HydroPark: 0.4 mi
- Spring Garden Park: 0.4 mi
- Gabriel Park: 0.5 mi
- 'Scht Wiwnu Park: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Southwest Texas Street Wetland: 0.6 mi
- Stephens Creek Nature Park: 0.9 mi
- Foley-Balmer Natural Area: 1.1 mi
- Jensen Natural Area: 1.2 mi
- Marshall Park: 1.4 mi
Gardens
- Saint Clare's Saint Francis Garden: 0.9 mi
- West Portland Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Frances Garden: 1.5 mi
- Metro Home Composting Demonstration Center: 1.6 mi
- Learning Garden: 2.2 mi
Peaks
- Council Crest: 2.1 mi
- Mount Sylvania: 2.1 mi
- Iron Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Elk Point: 3.6 mi
- Swede Hill: 3.9 mi
Attractions
- Zoom Coaster: 2.5 mi
- Adrenaline Peak: 2.5 mi
- Scrambler: 2.5 mi
- Rock-O-Plane: 2.5 mi
- Zero Gravity: 2.5 mi
Museums: 53
- Tryon Creek Nature Center: 2.6 mi
- Portland Puppet Museum: 2.8 mi
- Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art: 3.3 mi
- Japanese Arts Learning Center: 3.5 mi
- USS Blueback: 3.5 mi
Artworks
- The Nest: 0.4 mi
- Joy (Pioneer Woman): 2.1 mi
- Gong: 2.3 mi
- Troll Ole Bolle: 2.7 mi
- Tree: 2.8 mi
Historic sites: 44
- Natasha Wirtanan: 0.9 mi
- Jesse V. Boone: 1.6 mi
- Earnest C. Loll Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Spanish American War Veterans Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Stone Circle Climbing Monument/Statue: 2.8 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 3.8 mi
- Cedar Mill Falls: 5.8 mi
- Knapp Falls: 7.5 mi
- Singer Falls: 9.2 mi
- Willamette Falls: 9.3 mi
Picnic sites: 16
- Picnic Area A: 5.5 mi
- Picnic Area B: 5.5 mi
- Picnic Area C: 5.5 mi
- Picnic Area F: 5.6 mi
- Picnic Area E: 5.6 mi
Beaches: 13
- Poet's Beach: 3.3 mi
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 5.9 mi
- North Beach: 9.9 mi
- Surprise Beach: 10.6 mi
- Lieser Point: 11.4 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Phantom Bluff: 4.3 mi
- Waud Bluff: 7.1 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 9.1 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 9.1 mi
- Tegart Bluff: 13.5 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Fulton: 2.0 mi
- Champoeg: 17.6 mi
- Roy: 19.9 mi
- Greenville: 21.2 mi
- Thatcher: 21.8 mi
Springs: 5
- Oliver Spring: 14.7 mi
- Giesy Spring: 17.1 mi
- School District Spring: 18.3 mi
- spring w/concrete cover: 19.6 mi
- Fern Spring: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 13.8 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 14.0 mi
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 21.4 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of Multnomah. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston Mountain | NE 49° | 595 m | 22.2 mi |
| Spud Mountain | NE 48° | 576 m | 23.2 mi |
| Bald Peak | WSW 253° | 497 m | 17.4 mi |
| Dixie Mountain | NNW 327° | 490 m | 18.9 mi |
| Highland Butte | SE 140° | 470 m | 20.7 mi |
| Little Baldy | NE 46° | 437 m | 21.0 mi |
| Ross Mountain | E 81° | 396 m | 23.4 mi |
| Cornell Mountain | NNW 334° | 392 m | 4.5 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/3197910883
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- Portland (Oregon)/Southwest · 4 mi
- Tigard · 4 mi
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