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Portland Museum of Modern Art

Portland Museum of Modern Art is a museum in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 65 m. Larch Mountain stands 1,057 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Sumner-Albina Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD passes 4.9 miles off.

The story

Portland Museum of Modern Art (PMOMA) was an art museum in Portland, Oregon. It was founded in 2012 and was closed in 2017. It was located in the basement of Mississippi Records and was founded by curator Libby Werbel. The Museum was staffed by Mississippi Records employees.

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Wikidata Q62572135, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates45.56052, -122.67464

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Historic sites
Attractions
Peaks
Museums: 54
Waterfalls: 32
  • Jane Martin Waterfall: 5.9 mi
  • Cedar Mill Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Knapp Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Jackson Falls: 13.4 mi
Picnic sites: 26
Beaches: 15
  • Lindbergh’s Beach: 1.3 mi
  • North Beach: 3.3 mi
  • Poet's Beach: 3.7 mi
  • Surprise Beach: 4.0 mi
  • Lieser Point: 5.4 mi
Cliffs: 11
  • Waud Bluff: 2.6 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 5.3 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 5.4 mi
  • Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 5.5 mi
  • Tegart Bluff: 10.1 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Springs: 5
  • School District Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Oliver Spring: 20.5 mi
  • Fern Spring: 21.8 mi
  • spring w/concrete cover: 23.4 mi
  • Giesy Spring: 23.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Ed's Trail Arch: 24.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Portland Museum of Modern Art. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Larch MountainENE 59°1,057 m21.2 mi
Elkhorn MountainNE 50°679 m19.1 mi
Livingston MountainENE 61°595 m16.9 mi
Spotted Deer MountainNE 45°594 m20.4 mi
Spud MountainENE 59°576 m17.9 mi
Rye HillNW 306°566 m21.3 mi
Dixie MountainNW 308°490 m15.4 mi
Little BaldyENE 58°437 m15.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4419:23
June solstice05:2220:1821:04
September equinox06:5818:3119:10
December solstice07:4915:4116:30

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424548535963697065554742
Precip in6.44.74.83.62.61.50.40.51.64.06.67.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland Kgw-tv, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/2924967041

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