Historic site · Oregon
Shotwell Memorial
Shotwell Memorial is a historic site in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 95 m. Larch Mountain stands 1,057 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Mill Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Mount Hood passes 6.1 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- early 2025
How to reach it
Coordinates45.51173, -122.54030
- 6.1 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 8.2 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
- 10.2 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD
- 11.6 mi off the JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD
Overlooks nearby
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 14 mi
- Crown point · 14 mi
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 15 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Mill Park: 0.2 mi
- Midland Park Nature Patch: 0.3 mi
- Cherry Park: 0.5 mi
- Floyd Light Park: 0.6 mi
- Ventura Park: 0.6 mi
Peaks
- Kelly Butte: 1.1 mi
- Powell Butte: 2.4 mi
- Mount Tabor: 2.5 mi
- Rocky Butte: 2.7 mi
- Clatsop Butte: 3.2 mi
Gardens
- Portland Memory Garden: 1.4 mi
- Garden of Peace: 2.0 mi
- Kirkland Union Manor Senior Garden: 2.0 mi
- Learning Garden: 2.1 mi
- Vestal Community Garden: 2.2 mi
Historic sites
- Heart Beacon: 1.5 mi
- Robert Delgado memorial: 2.1 mi
- Peace Pole: 3.2 mi
- T-Rex Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Vernon Ross Veterans Memorial: 4.0 mi
Artworks
- Unity 2: 2.0 mi
- The Grand Calabash: 2.0 mi
- Stone Cloud: 2.0 mi
- The Reader: 2.0 mi
- Firebird: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Beggars-Tick Wildlife Refuge: 2.3 mi
- Powell Butte Nature Park: 2.5 mi
- Foster Floodplain Natural Area: 2.7 mi
- Gilbert Ridge Natural Area: 2.8 mi
- Wilkes Creek Headwaters Natural Area: 2.9 mi
Waterfalls
- Knapp Falls: 3.0 mi
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 5.1 mi
- Hidden Falls: 6.7 mi
- Pothole Falls: 9.0 mi
- Lower Falls: 9.2 mi
Attractions
- Crystal Springs Rhododendron Gardens: 5.2 mi
- Pickathon Music Festival / Pendarvis Farm: 5.5 mi
- Portland Spirit: 6.0 mi
- Water Wheel: 6.1 mi
- Williamette Jetboat Excursions: 6.1 mi
Museums: 48
- Zymoglyphic Museum: 2.9 mi
- Hellenic-American Cultural Center & Museum: 4.6 mi
- Oregon Rail Heritage Center: 5.9 mi
- Architectural Heritage Center: 5.9 mi
- Oregon Museum of Science and Industry: 6.1 mi
Picnic sites: 26
- Picnic Area B: 2.4 mi
- Picnic Area A: 2.7 mi
- Picnic Area D: 4.1 mi
- Picnic Area E: 4.2 mi
- Picnic Area C: 4.2 mi
Beaches: 13
- Swim beach: 5.2 mi
- Poet's Beach: 6.3 mi
- Lieser Point: 6.8 mi
- Sandy River Beach: 8.0 mi
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 8.2 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 2.7 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 2.8 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 3.0 mi
- Tegart Bluff: 4.8 mi
- Broughton Bluff: 8.2 mi
Springs: 5
- School District Spring: 10.6 mi
- spring w/concrete cover: 17.5 mi
- Wahkeena Spring: 20.5 mi
- Giesy Spring: 23.0 mi
- Oliver Spring: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 19.4 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 20.0 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 20.2 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 21.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Fulton: 7.0 mi
- Latourell: 15.8 mi
- Bridal Veil: 18.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Ed's Trail Arch: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Shotwell Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larch Mountain | NE 40° | 1,057 m | 18.4 mi |
| Elkhorn Mountain | NNE 27° | 679 m | 17.7 mi |
| Pepper Mountain | E 86° | 655 m | 17.8 mi |
| Livingston Mountain | NE 36° | 595 m | 14.3 mi |
| Spotted Deer Mountain | NNE 24° | 594 m | 19.5 mi |
| Spud Mountain | NE 35° | 576 m | 15.3 mi |
| Angel's Rest | E 79° | 484 m | 19.1 mi |
| Highland Butte | SSE 166° | 470 m | 19.5 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 | 20:17 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1507572732
Day trips start here
- Gresham · 5 mi
- Portland Metropolitan Area · 5 mi
- Portland · 5 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Eastside · 5 mi
- Milwaukie · 7 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Northwest · 7 mi
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