Nature reserve · Oregon
Ross Island Natural Area
Ross Island Natural Area is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Livingston Mountain stands 595 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Cottonwood Bay, a park 0.3 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD passes 9.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Portland Parks & Recreation
How to reach it
Coordinates45.49267, -122.66580
- 9.6 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD
- 10.2 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
- 12.2 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 14.2 mi off the JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND
Overlooks nearby
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 20 mi
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 20 mi
- Crown point · 21 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Cottonwood Bay: 0.3 mi
- South Waterfront Greenway: 0.3 mi
- Elizabeth Caruthers Park: 0.4 mi
- Heritage Tree Park: 0.6 mi
- Brooklyn Park: 0.7 mi
Artworks
- Cradle to Cradle: 0.4 mi
- We Have Always Lived Here: 0.7 mi
- TRI IT: 0.9 mi
- Arte, Música y Amigos: 0.9 mi
- Intersection: 0.9 mi
Gardens
- Southwest Waterfront Community Gardens: 0.4 mi
- Front and Curry Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Water and Gibbs Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Min Zidell Garden: 0.8 mi
- Minh Chau Garden: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Heron Pointe Wetland: 0.5 mi
- Southwest Terwilliger Boulevard Parkway: 0.9 mi
- George Himes Park: 1.4 mi
- Nicolai Woods: 1.5 mi
- Oaks Crossing Natural Area: 1.7 mi
Attractions
- Portland Spirit: 0.9 mi
- Williamette Jetboat Excursions: 1.1 mi
- Zoom Coaster: 1.3 mi
- Cosmic Crash: 1.4 mi
- Scrambler: 1.4 mi
Historic sites
- Stone Circle Climbing Monument/Statue: 0.9 mi
- U.S. Submarine Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Abigail Scott Duniway: 1.2 mi
- George H. Himes: 1.4 mi
- Francis W. Pettygrove: 1.4 mi
Peaks
- Council Crest: 2.1 mi
- Mount Tabor: 3.8 mi
- Elk Point: 4.3 mi
- Mount Sylvania: 4.7 mi
- Swede Hill: 4.7 mi
Museums: 51
- Oregon Rail Heritage Center: 1.0 mi
- USS Blueback: 1.0 mi
- Oregon Museum of Science and Industry: 1.1 mi
- Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art: 1.6 mi
- Portland Police Museum: 1.6 mi
Waterfalls: 25
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 1.7 mi
- Knapp Falls: 5.4 mi
- Cedar Mill Falls: 6.9 mi
- Hidden Falls: 9.5 mi
- Singer Falls: 9.8 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Picnic Area A: 2.6 mi
- Picnic Area B: 2.7 mi
- Picnic Area C: 2.7 mi
- Picnic Area F: 2.7 mi
- Picnic Area E: 2.8 mi
Beaches: 14
- Poet's Beach: 1.0 mi
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 4.5 mi
- North Beach: 7.8 mi
- Surprise Beach: 8.6 mi
- Lieser Point: 8.8 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Phantom Bluff: 6.1 mi
- Waud Bluff: 6.1 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 6.3 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 6.3 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 6.3 mi
Ghost towns: 7
- Fulton: 1.5 mi
- Champoeg: 20.2 mi
- Roy: 21.3 mi
- Latourell: 22.0 mi
- Greenville: 22.8 mi
Springs: 5
- School District Spring: 15.5 mi
- Oliver Spring: 17.6 mi
- Giesy Spring: 19.3 mi
- spring w/concrete cover: 19.3 mi
- Fern Spring: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 16.0 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 16.2 mi
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 19.6 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Ross Island Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston Mountain | NE 48° | 595 m | 19.3 mi |
| Spud Mountain | NE 47° | 576 m | 20.4 mi |
| Bald Peak | WSW 251° | 497 m | 20.1 mi |
| Dixie Mountain | NW 319° | 490 m | 19.0 mi |
| Highland Butte | SSE 148° | 470 m | 20.7 mi |
| Little Baldy | NE 45° | 437 m | 18.2 mi |
| Ross Mountain | E 85° | 396 m | 20.9 mi |
| Cornell Mountain | WNW 299° | 392 m | 4.8 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 | 06:58 | 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1365628608
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- Portland Metropolitan Area · 1 mi
- Portland · 2 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Southwest · 2 mi
- Milwaukie · 3 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Northwest · 3 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Eastside · 4 mi
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