The Broken Wall Memorial
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The Broken Wall Memorial is a historic site in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 53 m. Elkhorn Mountain stands 679 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Garden 19: Praying Hands, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Vineyard and Valley passes 9.4 miles off.
The story
The Broken Wall Memorial is an outdoor memorial installed on the University of Portland campus in Portland, Oregon, United States. It started with the Praying Hands Memorial, dedicated in 1948, and was expanded and rededicated in its current form on Veterans Day in 1990. The memorial commemorates World War I, Korean War, Vietnam War and Gulf War service members associated with the university, and features inscriptions of select names. Vigils are held at the site each Veterans Day.
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Wikidata Q56276461, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 9.4 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
- 15.0 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 17.0 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
- 27.5 mi off the West Cascades, National
Overlooks nearby
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 23 mi
- Crown point · 23 mi
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 25 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- East Quad: 0.0 mi
- Academic Quad: 0.2 mi
- Villa Quad: 0.3 mi
- Portsmouth Park: 0.4 mi
- Columbia Park: 0.7 mi
- Waud Bluff Trail: 0.1 mi
- Harbor View Property: 0.8 mi
- Waud Bluff: 1.0 mi
- North Crawford Street and North Polk Avenue Property: 1.3 mi
- Pittock Bird Sanctuary: 3.0 mi
- Pittock Mansion: 3.3 mi
- Portland Center Stage at The Armory: 3.9 mi
- Crystal Ballroom: 3.9 mi
- Grant Street Pier: 4.1 mi
- Great Northwest: 4.3 mi
- Cornell Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Swede Hill: 4.2 mi
- Elk Point: 4.3 mi
- Council Crest: 5.2 mi
- Mount Tabor: 7.6 mi
- Garden 19: Praying Hands: 0.0 mi
- Garden 18: Shipstead Hall: 0.1 mi
- Garden 17: UP Bookstore: 0.1 mi
- Garden 1: Waldschmidt Hall: 0.1 mi
- Garden 20: Buckley Auditorium: 0.1 mi
- Portland Museum of Modern Art: 2.5 mi
- The Freakybuttrue Peculiarium and Museum: 2.9 mi
- Japanese Arts Learning Center: 3.8 mi
- Northwest Museum of Cartoon: 3.9 mi
- Japanese American Museum of Oregon: 4.0 mi
- O Cruceiro: 0.1 mi
- Oddo Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Tree of Life: 0.3 mi
- Paul Bunyan Statue: 2.0 mi
- Phipps Rexall Drugs: 2.7 mi
- Danford Balch Homesite: 2.6 mi
- LEWIS AND CLARK CENTENNIAL, AMERICAN PACIFIC EXPOSITION AND ORIENTAL FAIR 1905: 2.7 mi
- Rob Strasser Field: 2.8 mi
- William V. Owens Softball Complex: 2.8 mi
- Steve Brand: 2.8 mi
- Shelter A: 2.4 mi
- Picnic Area A: 5.8 mi
- Picnic Area F: 5.9 mi
- Picnic Area B: 5.9 mi
- Picnic Area E: 5.9 mi
- Cedar Mill Falls: 4.8 mi
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 7.7 mi
- Knapp Falls: 10.7 mi
- Jackson Falls: 10.9 mi
- Hidden Falls: 15.2 mi
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 1.8 mi
- North Beach: 4.2 mi
- Surprise Beach: 4.4 mi
- Poet's Beach: 5.2 mi
- Lieser Point: 7.2 mi
- Waud Bluff: 0.2 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 7.7 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 8.0 mi
- Phantom Bluff: 11.5 mi
- Tegart Bluff: 12.6 mi
- Fulton: 7.5 mi
- Roy: 17.4 mi
- Greenville: 18.9 mi
- Thatcher: 20.2 mi
- Champoeg: 23.9 mi
- School District Spring: 15.1 mi
- Fern Spring: 19.3 mi
- Oliver Spring: 19.7 mi
- Normandin Spring: 23.0 mi
- Giesy Spring: 24.1 mi
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 14.4 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 15.8 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 20.8 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of The Broken Wall Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhorn Mountain | NE 56° | 679 m | 20.6 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NW 315° | 649 m | 20.3 mi |
| Livingston Mountain | ENE 67° | 595 m | 18.7 mi |
| Spud Mountain | ENE 65° | 576 m | 19.6 mi |
| Rye Hill | NW 308° | 566 m | 18.9 mi |
| Bald Peak | SW 233° | 497 m | 20.2 mi |
| Dixie Mountain | NW 312° | 490 m | 13.0 mi |
| Red Slide Hill | WNW 298° | 473 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:44 | 19:24 |
| 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.
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Day trips start here
- Portland (Oregon)/Northwest · 4 mi
- Portland · 5 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Eastside · 5 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Southwest · 5 mi
- Portland Metropolitan Area · 6 mi
- Beaverton · 7 mi
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