Witch's Castle
Witch's Castle is a historic site in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 100 m. Livingston Mountain stands 595 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Pittock Bird Sanctuary, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 9.4 miles off.
The story
Abandoned structure in Portland, Oregon's Forest Park.
Wikidata Q105200533, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 9.4 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
- 14.8 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 16.9 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
- 25.4 mi off the West Cascades, National
Overlooks nearby
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 22 mi
- Crown point · 23 mi
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 23 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pittock Bird Sanctuary: 0.4 mi
- Uhtoff Sanctuary: 0.4 mi
- Collins Sanctuary: 0.5 mi
- Pittock Acres Park: 0.5 mi
- Kehoe Sanctuary: 0.6 mi
- Pittock Mansion: 0.5 mi
- Great Northwest: 1.3 mi
- "Peggy" Locomotive: 1.3 mi
- Cascade Crest: 1.3 mi
- Pacific Shores: 1.4 mi
- Hillside Park: 0.8 mi
- Wallace Park: 1.1 mi
- Marine Layer Parklet: 1.3 mi
- Couch Park: 1.6 mi
- Portland Firefighters Park: 1.7 mi
- Winter Garden: 1.0 mi
- Bonsai Terrace: 1.0 mi
- Portland Japanese Garden: 1.1 mi
- Sand and Stone Garden: 1.1 mi
- Wildlife Garden: 1.4 mi
- Cornell Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Elk Point: 1.6 mi
- Swede Hill: 1.8 mi
- Council Crest: 2.2 mi
- Mount Sylvania: 6.2 mi
- Japanese Arts Learning Center: 1.0 mi
- The Freakybuttrue Peculiarium and Museum: 1.4 mi
- Portland Art Museum: 2.2 mi
- Oregon Historical Society: 2.2 mi
- Northwest Museum of Cartoon: 2.3 mi
- Danford Balch Homesite: 0.8 mi
- Steve Brand: 1.0 mi
- Oregon Holocaust Memorial: 1.1 mi
- LEWIS AND CLARK CENTENNIAL, AMERICAN PACIFIC EXPOSITION AND ORIENTAL FAIR 1905: 1.1 mi
- Coming of the White Man: 1.1 mi
- Sapporo Pagoda: 1.1 mi
- Large Metal Pigs: 1.3 mi
- Bella venti-tre e Thurman: 1.4 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 1.5 mi
- Tree: 1.5 mi
- Shelter A: 3.7 mi
- Picnic Area A: 4.7 mi
- Picnic Area B: 4.7 mi
- Picnic Area F: 4.8 mi
- Picnic Area C: 4.8 mi
- Cedar Mill Falls: 3.6 mi
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 5.5 mi
- Knapp Falls: 9.0 mi
- Jackson Falls: 12.2 mi
- Singer Falls: 13.1 mi
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 2.1 mi
- Poet's Beach: 3.0 mi
- North Beach: 6.4 mi
- Surprise Beach: 6.9 mi
- Lieser Point: 8.7 mi
- Waud Bluff: 2.9 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 7.8 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 8.0 mi
- Phantom Bluff: 8.5 mi
- Tegart Bluff: 12.7 mi
- Fulton: 4.7 mi
- Roy: 17.9 mi
- Greenville: 19.3 mi
- Thatcher: 20.3 mi
- Champoeg: 21.0 mi
- School District Spring: 16.4 mi
- Oliver Spring: 17.2 mi
- Fern Spring: 20.8 mi
- Giesy Spring: 21.1 mi
- spring w/concrete cover: 23.0 mi
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 17.4 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 17.7 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 17.9 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of Witch's Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston Mountain | ENE 59° | 595 m | 20.2 mi |
| Spud Mountain | ENE 57° | 576 m | 21.1 mi |
| Rye Hill | NW 315° | 566 m | 20.9 mi |
| Bald Peak | WSW 240° | 497 m | 18.5 mi |
| Dixie Mountain | NW 321° | 490 m | 15.2 mi |
| Red Slide Hill | NW 305° | 473 m | 21.7 mi |
| Little Baldy | NE 56° | 437 m | 18.9 mi |
| Bald Hill | NNW 327° | 427 m | 20.9 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/942667370
Day trips start here
- Portland (Oregon)/Northwest · 2 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Southwest · 2 mi
- Portland Metropolitan Area · 4 mi
- Portland · 4 mi
- Beaverton · 5 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Eastside · 5 mi
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