Nature reserve · Oregon
Scouters Mountain Nature Park
Scouters Mountain Nature Park is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 273 m. Lookout Point stands 802 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Scouters Mountain, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Mount Hood passes 5.9 miles off.
What to expect
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How to reach it
Coordinates45.44536, -122.50735
- 5.9 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 8.1 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
- 12.7 mi off the JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD
- 14.0 mi off the West Cascades, National
Overlooks nearby
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 12 mi
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 13 mi
- Crown point · 14 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Scouters Mountain: 0.0 mi
- Clatsop Butte: 1.9 mi
- Mount Scott: 2.2 mi
- Mount Talbert: 2.5 mi
- East Bliss Butte: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Wetland Park: 0.6 mi
- Upper Mitchell Creek Natural Area: 0.7 mi
- Mitchell Creek Natural Area: 0.9 mi
- Happy Valley Nature Park: 1.6 mi
- Forest Creek Open Space: 1.7 mi
Attractions
- Pickathon Music Festival / Pendarvis Farm: 0.8 mi
- Bob's Red Mill - World Headquarters: 4.3 mi
- The Pow Wow Tree: 6.4 mi
- Crystal Springs Rhododendron Gardens: 6.7 mi
- The Spider: 7.7 mi
Parks
- Happy Valley Park: 0.8 mi
- Pleasant Valley Villages Park: 1.1 mi
- Lucille Park: 1.1 mi
- Rebstock Park: 1.1 mi
- Summerfield Park: 1.4 mi
Artworks
- Jesus: 3.8 mi
- Fine Tuned Tulle: 5.4 mi
- The Grand Calabash: 5.4 mi
- The Reader: 5.5 mi
- Unity 2: 5.5 mi
Gardens
- Lents Community Garden: 4.1 mi
- Portland Memory Garden: 4.2 mi
- Kirkland Union Manor Senior Garden: 4.8 mi
- Yamane-Bose Food Forest: 4.8 mi
- Sara Hite Memorial Rose Garden: 5.0 mi
Historic sites
- Heart Beacon: 4.3 mi
- Robert Delgado memorial: 4.3 mi
- Shotwell Memorial: 4.9 mi
- Heroes Memorial & Tribute: 5.2 mi
- Clifford Stocker Memorial Parkside: 5.7 mi
Waterfalls: 59
- Hidden Falls: 1.9 mi
- Knapp Falls: 3.0 mi
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 6.6 mi
- Singer Falls: 7.7 mi
- Willamette Falls: 8.5 mi
Museums: 51
- Oregon Military Museum: 3.5 mi
- Zymoglyphic Museum: 6.7 mi
- End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center: 7.0 mi
- Portland Puppet Museum: 7.3 mi
- Barclay House: 7.7 mi
Picnic sites: 21
- Picnic Area B: 6.2 mi
- Picnic Area A: 6.4 mi
- Picnic Area D: 7.7 mi
- Picnic Area C: 7.8 mi
- Picnic Area E: 7.8 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Madrone Wall: 4.5 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 7.6 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 7.7 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 7.9 mi
- Tegart Bluff: 8.0 mi
Beaches: 11
- Swim beach: 8.0 mi
- Poet's Beach: 9.0 mi
- Sandy River Beach: 9.1 mi
- Cottonwood Beach: 11.6 mi
- Lieser Point: 11.7 mi
Springs: 5
- spring w/concrete cover: 12.7 mi
- School District Spring: 14.3 mi
- Giesy Spring: 20.3 mi
- Wahkeena Spring: 20.4 mi
- Oliver Spring: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Fulton: 8.2 mi
- Latourell: 15.5 mi
- Bridal Veil: 17.9 mi
- Champoeg: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 17.7 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 17.7 mi
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 24.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Ed's Trail Arch: 25.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Scouters Mountain Nature Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lookout Point | E 82° | 802 m | 18.6 mi |
| Walker Peak | E 84° | 736 m | 18.4 mi |
| Devils Rest | ENE 66° | 732 m | 20.1 mi |
| Pepper Mountain | ENE 71° | 655 m | 17.1 mi |
| Lenhart Butte | ESE 112° | 638 m | 17.8 mi |
| Livingston Mountain | NNE 23° | 595 m | 17.5 mi |
| Spud Mountain | NNE 23° | 576 m | 18.6 mi |
| Angel's Rest | ENE 64° | 484 m | 19.0 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 | 43 | 45 | 49 | 53 | 60 | 65 | 71 | 71 | 65 | 56 | 47 | 42 |
| Precip in | 6.5 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 6.7 | 7.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oregon City, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/131072930
Day trips start here
- Gresham · 5 mi
- Gladstone · 6 mi
- Milwaukie · 6 mi
- Boring · 7 mi
- Lake Oswego · 8 mi
- Oregon City · 8 mi
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