Kerr Natural Area
Kerr Natural Area is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 191 m. Livingston Mountain stands 595 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is McNary Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 6.7 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Portland Parks & Recreation
How to reach it
- 6.7 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
- 13.4 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD
- 15.3 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 17.5 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
Overlooks nearby
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 22 mi
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 23 mi
- Crown point · 24 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- McNary Park: 0.3 mi
- Nansen Summit Park: 0.3 mi
- Holly Farm Park: 0.7 mi
- Sylvania Park: 0.8 mi
- Lesser Park: 1.0 mi
- Loll Wildwood Natural Area: 0.3 mi
- Maricara Natural Area: 0.9 mi
- Ash Creek Natural Area: 1.0 mi
- Arnold Creek Natural Area: 1.3 mi
- Foley-Balmer Natural Area: 1.4 mi
- Earnest C. Loll Memorial: 0.4 mi
- John F. Kennedy: 1.9 mi
- Multnomah: 2.0 mi
- Jesse V. Boone: 2.4 mi
- Muhamad Saili Memorial Shelter: 2.6 mi
- Gong: 0.8 mi
- The Nest: 1.6 mi
- Troll Ole Bolle: 2.7 mi
- Mobius: 2.7 mi
- Cultus Ehkahnam: 2.8 mi
- Learning Garden: 0.9 mi
- West Portland Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Saint Clare's Saint Francis Garden: 1.9 mi
- Campbell Native Garden: 2.0 mi
- Estate Gardens: 2.4 mi
- Nordic Finn Ware: 2.7 mi
- Nordia House: 2.7 mi
- Broder Söder: 2.7 mi
- Adrenaline Peak: 3.4 mi
- The Spider: 3.4 mi
- Mount Sylvania: 0.3 mi
- Iron Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Cooks Butte: 3.2 mi
- Council Crest: 4.1 mi
- Oatfield Hill: 5.1 mi
- Tryon Creek Nature Center: 2.0 mi
- 510 Museum & Art Space: 2.8 mi
- Portland Puppet Museum: 3.3 mi
- Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art: 5.2 mi
- USS Blueback: 5.3 mi
- Stonesthrow Picnic and BBQ Area: 4.1 mi
- Picnic Area A: 7.0 mi
- Picnic Area B: 7.0 mi
- Picnic Area C: 7.1 mi
- Picnic Area F: 7.1 mi
- Poet's Beach: 5.1 mi
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 7.9 mi
- North Beach: 11.8 mi
- Surprise Beach: 12.6 mi
- Lieser Point: 13.2 mi
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 4.8 mi
- Cedar Mill Falls: 7.2 mi
- Willamette Falls: 7.7 mi
- Singer Falls: 7.8 mi
- Knapp Falls: 7.9 mi
- Phantom Bluff: 2.4 mi
- Waud Bluff: 9.1 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 10.6 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 10.6 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 10.6 mi
- Fulton: 3.0 mi
- Champoeg: 15.8 mi
- Roy: 20.7 mi
- Greenville: 22.0 mi
- Thatcher: 22.3 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 11.8 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 12.0 mi
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 23.4 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 24.9 mi
- Oliver Spring: 13.5 mi
- Giesy Spring: 15.1 mi
- spring w/concrete cover: 18.4 mi
- School District Spring: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kerr Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston Mountain | NE 45° | 595 m | 23.6 mi |
| Spud Mountain | NE 45° | 576 m | 24.7 mi |
| Bald Peak | W 260° | 497 m | 16.8 mi |
| Dixie Mountain | NNW 331° | 490 m | 20.6 mi |
| Highland Butte | SE 136° | 470 m | 19.3 mi |
| Little Baldy | NE 43° | 437 m | 22.5 mi |
| Ross Mountain | ENE 76° | 396 m | 24.0 mi |
| Cornell Mountain | NNW 343° | 392 m | 6.3 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 | 15:42 | 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 | 44 | 48 | 52 | 58 | 62 | 68 | 68 | 64 | 54 | 46 | 41 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beaverton 2 SSW, 5 mi away.
- Pacific Banana Slug242 obs
- Pacific trillium206 obs
- Salmonberry182 obs
- Pacific Sideband160 obs
- Herb Robert153 obs
- Signal Crayfish136 obs
- western sword fern134 obs
- common jewelweed124 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/111687474
Day trips start here
- Lake Oswego · 3 mi
- Tigard · 3 mi
- Tualatin · 3 mi
- Milwaukie · 4 mi
- Beaverton · 5 mi
- Portland Metropolitan Area · 5 mi
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