Portland Art Museum
Portland Art Museum is a museum in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 37 m. Elkhorn Mountain stands 679 m to the northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Strip Stake, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD passes 8.0 miles off.
The story
The Portland Art Museum (PAM) is an art museum in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. The Portland Art Museum has 240,000 square feet (22,000 m2), with more than 112,000 square feet (10,400 m2) of gallery space. The museum’s permanent collection has over 42,000 works of art. PAM features a center for Native American art, a center for Northwest art, a center for modern and contemporary art, permanent exhibitions of Asian art, and an outdoor public sculpture garden. The Northwest Film Center is also a component of Portland Art Museum. The museum is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, with accreditation through 2024.
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Dates from 1892.
Wikidata Q279049, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 8.0 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD
- 10.3 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
- 12.9 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 13.1 mi off the JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND
Overlooks nearby
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 21 mi
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 21 mi
- Crown point · 21 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Strip Stake: 0.0 mi
- Floating Figure: 0.0 mi
- Winter Column: 0.1 mi
- From Within, Shalom: 0.1 mi
- Shemanski Fountain: 0.1 mi
- Charles A. Sprague: 0.1 mi
- Norman Leyden: 0.1 mi
- James F. Miller: 0.1 mi
- Linda Magee: 0.1 mi
- Terence O'Donnell: 0.1 mi
- Better Together Garden: 0.3 mi
- Shattuck Hall Ecological Learning Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Lan Su Chinese Garden: 0.8 mi
- Duniway Lilac Garden: 1.0 mi
- Minh Chau Garden: 1.0 mi
- Liberty Bell: 0.3 mi
- Crystal Ballroom: 0.4 mi
- Portland Spirit Dock: 0.5 mi
- Portland Center Stage at The Armory: 0.5 mi
- Portland Walking Tours: 0.8 mi
- Terry Schrunk Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Chapman Square: 0.3 mi
- Lownsdale Square: 0.3 mi
- PSU Oak Savanna: 0.3 mi
- Keller Fountain Park: 0.3 mi
- Southwest Terwilliger Boulevard Parkway: 1.7 mi
- Marquam Trail: 1.7 mi
- Pittock Acres Park: 1.7 mi
- Ross Island Natural Area: 1.9 mi
- Heron Pointe Wetland: 2.1 mi
- Council Crest: 1.7 mi
- Elk Point: 3.2 mi
- Cornell Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Swede Hill: 3.6 mi
- Mount Tabor: 4.4 mi
- Oregon Historical Society: 0.1 mi
- Wells Fargo History Exhibit: 0.2 mi
- Portland Police Museum: 0.4 mi
- Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art: 0.4 mi
- Oregon Jewish Museum: 0.6 mi
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 3.5 mi
- Cedar Mill Falls: 5.6 mi
- Knapp Falls: 6.9 mi
- Hidden Falls: 11.2 mi
- Singer Falls: 11.6 mi
- Picnic Area A: 2.7 mi
- Picnic Area B: 2.7 mi
- Picnic Area F: 2.8 mi
- Picnic Area C: 2.8 mi
- Picnic Area E: 2.8 mi
- Poet's Beach: 0.9 mi
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 2.7 mi
- North Beach: 6.3 mi
- Surprise Beach: 7.1 mi
- Lieser Point: 7.9 mi
- Waud Bluff: 4.3 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 6.2 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 6.3 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 6.3 mi
- Phantom Bluff: 7.6 mi
- Fulton: 3.2 mi
- Roy: 20.0 mi
- Champoeg: 21.2 mi
- Greenville: 21.5 mi
- Thatcher: 22.4 mi
- School District Spring: 15.1 mi
- Oliver Spring: 18.0 mi
- Giesy Spring: 20.6 mi
- spring w/concrete cover: 21.1 mi
- Fern Spring: 23.0 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 17.4 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 17.5 mi
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 18.0 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 19.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Portland Art Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhorn Mountain | NE 44° | 679 m | 21.5 mi |
| Livingston Mountain | NE 54° | 595 m | 19.0 mi |
| Spud Mountain | NE 52° | 576 m | 20.0 mi |
| Bald Peak | WSW 245° | 497 m | 19.9 mi |
| Dixie Mountain | NW 317° | 490 m | 17.2 mi |
| Little Baldy | NE 50° | 437 m | 17.7 mi |
| Cornell Mountain | WNW 282° | 392 m | 3.4 mi |
| Parrett Mountain | SW 214° | 381 m | 17.3 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.
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Day trips start here
- Portland (Oregon)/Southwest · 0 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Northwest · 1 mi
- Portland Metropolitan Area · 2 mi
- Portland · 2 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Eastside · 4 mi
- Milwaukie · 5 mi
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