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Pettijohn Park

Pettijohn Park from directly overhead

Pettijohn Park is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Larch Mountain stands 1,202 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Fairview Woods Wetlands Park, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Mount Hood passes 0.6 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of Fairview
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates45.54223, -122.42907

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Handy-Nechocokee Park: 0.3 mi
  • Marilyn's Park: 0.5 mi
  • Lakeshore Park: 0.7 mi
  • Hockaday Park: 0.7 mi
  • Crossroads Park: 0.7 mi
Gardens
Attractions
  • McMenamins Edgefield: 1.2 mi
  • Union Pacific Railcar: 2.2 mi
  • Camas Potholes: 4.1 mi
  • Water Wheel: 6.9 mi
  • Pickathon Music Festival / Pendarvis Farm: 7.7 mi
Historic sites
  • Nichaqwli Monument: 1.7 mi
  • Heroes Memorial & Tribute: 3.1 mi
  • Peace Pole: 3.7 mi
  • Shotwell Memorial: 5.8 mi
  • Peace Pole: 7.0 mi
Artworks
  • Devoted Passion: 2.4 mi
  • Rockwood Sunrise: 2.5 mi
  • Fine Tuned Tulle: 3.0 mi
  • Bald Eagle: 3.5 mi
  • Quaytskin: 3.7 mi
Peaks
Waterfalls
Museums: 45
Picnic sites: 26
  • Picnic Area B: 8.1 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 8.3 mi
  • Picnic Area D: 9.5 mi
  • Picnic Area E: 9.6 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 9.7 mi
Beaches: 13
  • Swim beach: 1.5 mi
  • Sandy River Beach: 2.3 mi
  • Sandy Swimming Hole: 4.4 mi
  • Cottonwood Beach: 4.7 mi
  • Lieser Point: 8.7 mi
Cliffs: 12
Springs: 4
  • School District Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Wahkeena Spring: 14.9 mi
  • spring w/concrete cover: 18.7 mi
  • Summit Spring: 21.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Ed's Trail Arch: 17.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Pettijohn Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Larch MountainE 93°1,202 m16.4 mi
Sherrard PointE 92°1,146 m16.5 mi
Pyramid RockNNE 33°1,091 m15.7 mi
Larch MountainNNE 28°1,057 m13.7 mi
Lookout PointESE 105°802 m15.1 mi
Walker PeakESE 108°736 m15.2 mi
Devils RestE 84°732 m14.6 mi
Elkhorn MountainNNE 12°679 m13.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4319:22
June solstice05:2220:1721:03
September equinox06:5718:3019:09
December solstice07:4815:4016:29

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424448535964697064554742
Precip in5.03.74.43.62.92.10.60.61.84.05.86.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland Troutdale AP, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/142322240

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