Nature reserve · Oregon
Gilbert Ridge Natural Area
Gilbert Ridge Natural Area is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 112 m. Lookout Point stands 802 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Kingsley D. Bundy Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Mount Hood passes 5.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Portland
How to reach it
Coordinates45.47633, -122.51198
- 5.1 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 7.3 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
- 11.5 mi off the JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD
- 13.0 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD
Overlooks nearby
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 12 mi
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 13 mi
- Crown point · 14 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Kingsley D. Bundy Park: 0.3 mi
- Southeast District Headquarters: 0.7 mi
- Gilbert Primary Park: 0.7 mi
- Eastridge Park: 0.9 mi
- Gates Park: 1.0 mi
Peaks
- Clatsop Butte: 0.4 mi
- Powell Butte: 0.8 mi
- Jenne Butte: 1.7 mi
- Scouters Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Mount Scott: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Powell Butte Nature Park: 1.0 mi
- Mitchell Creek Natural Area: 1.4 mi
- Upper Mitchell Creek Natural Area: 1.4 mi
- Wetland Park: 1.7 mi
- Beggars-Tick Wildlife Refuge: 1.9 mi
Waterfalls: 60
- Knapp Falls: 2.3 mi
- Hidden Falls: 4.0 mi
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 6.0 mi
- Singer Falls: 9.4 mi
- Pothole Falls: 10.0 mi
Gardens
- Portland Memory Garden: 2.5 mi
- Lents Community Garden: 2.9 mi
- Kirkland Union Manor Senior Garden: 3.4 mi
- Yamhill Neighborhood Park Community Garden: 3.6 mi
- Garden of Peace: 3.9 mi
Historic sites
- Heart Beacon: 2.7 mi
- Shotwell Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Robert Delgado memorial: 2.9 mi
- Heroes Memorial & Tribute: 4.3 mi
- T-Rex Memorial: 5.9 mi
Attractions
- Pickathon Music Festival / Pendarvis Farm: 2.7 mi
- Bob's Red Mill - World Headquarters: 5.2 mi
- Crystal Springs Rhododendron Gardens: 6.0 mi
- McMenamins Edgefield: 6.5 mi
- Rock & Roll: 7.3 mi
Artworks
- Rockwood Sunrise: 3.6 mi
- The Grand Calabash: 3.9 mi
- Unity 2: 3.9 mi
- The Reader: 3.9 mi
- Stone Cloud: 3.9 mi
Museums: 49
- Oregon Military Museum: 5.0 mi
- Zymoglyphic Museum: 5.1 mi
- Hellenic-American Cultural Center & Museum: 6.8 mi
- Portland Puppet Museum: 7.1 mi
- Oregon Rail Heritage Center: 7.5 mi
Picnic sites: 26
- Picnic Area B: 4.6 mi
- Picnic Area A: 4.9 mi
- Picnic Area D: 6.3 mi
- Picnic Area C: 6.3 mi
- Picnic Area E: 6.3 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 5.5 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 5.6 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 5.8 mi
- Tegart Bluff: 6.0 mi
- Madrone Wall: 6.5 mi
Beaches: 12
- Swim beach: 6.2 mi
- Sandy River Beach: 7.8 mi
- Poet's Beach: 8.0 mi
- Lieser Point: 9.6 mi
- Cottonwood Beach: 10.4 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Fulton: 7.8 mi
- Latourell: 15.0 mi
- Bridal Veil: 17.3 mi
- Champoeg: 24.4 mi
- Dodson: 24.7 mi
Springs: 5
- School District Spring: 12.3 mi
- spring w/concrete cover: 14.8 mi
- Wahkeena Spring: 19.8 mi
- Giesy Spring: 21.8 mi
- Oliver Spring: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 19.0 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 19.1 mi
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 22.1 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 23.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Ed's Trail Arch: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Gilbert Ridge Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lookout Point | E 88° | 802 m | 18.6 mi |
| Walker Peak | E 90° | 736 m | 18.5 mi |
| Devils Rest | ENE 72° | 732 m | 19.5 mi |
| Elkhorn Mountain | NNE 20° | 679 m | 19.4 mi |
| Pepper Mountain | ENE 78° | 655 m | 16.8 mi |
| Lenhart Butte | ESE 117° | 638 m | 18.9 mi |
| Livingston Mountain | NNE 26° | 595 m | 15.6 mi |
| Spud Mountain | NNE 27° | 576 m | 16.7 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 | 15:41 | 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/142508411
Day trips start here
- Gresham · 4 mi
- Boring · 7 mi
- Milwaukie · 7 mi
- Portland Metropolitan Area · 7 mi
- Portland · 7 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Eastside · 7 mi
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