Park · Oregon
April Hill Park
April Hill Park is a park in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 87 m. Livingston Mountain stands 595 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Frances Garden, a garden 0.5 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 6.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Portland Parks & Recreation
How to reach it
Coordinates45.47005, -122.73588
- 6.4 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
- 11.5 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD
- 15.7 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 17.1 mi off the JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND
Overlooks nearby
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 23 mi
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 23 mi
- Crown point · 24 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- Frances Garden: 0.5 mi
- West Portland Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Raleigh Park School Garden: 1.9 mi
- Saint Clare's Saint Francis Garden: 2.0 mi
- Learning Garden: 2.0 mi
Parks
- Pendleton Park: 0.8 mi
- Gabriel Park: 0.8 mi
- Raleigh Scholls Park: 1.2 mi
- Multnomah Arts Center: 1.3 mi
- Florence Pointe Park: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Moonshadow Woods Natural Area: 0.8 mi
- Bauman Woods Natural Area: 0.9 mi
- Taylors Creek Wetlands Natural Area: 1.4 mi
- Raleighwood Wetlands Natural Area: 1.5 mi
- Ash Creek Natural Area: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
- Multnomah: 1.1 mi
- Natasha Wirtanan: 1.6 mi
- Finland 100: 1.8 mi
- Cronin Field: 1.9 mi
- Jesuit High School Press Box: 1.9 mi
Artworks
- The Nest: 1.3 mi
- Troll Ole Bolle: 1.8 mi
- Sources of Strength: 1.9 mi
- Gong: 2.3 mi
- Joy (Pioneer Woman): 2.4 mi
Attractions
- Nordic Finn Ware: 1.8 mi
- Nordia House: 1.8 mi
- Broder Söder: 1.8 mi
- Africa: 2.8 mi
- Discovery Zone: 2.9 mi
Peaks
- Mount Sylvania: 2.3 mi
- Council Crest: 2.4 mi
- Elk Point: 3.1 mi
- Swede Hill: 3.3 mi
- Cornell Mountain: 4.0 mi
Museums: 53
- Tryon Creek Nature Center: 3.5 mi
- Japanese Arts Learning Center: 3.6 mi
- Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art: 3.8 mi
- Portland Puppet Museum: 3.9 mi
- Portland Art Museum: 4.1 mi
Picnic sites: 19
- Stonesthrow Picnic and BBQ Area: 6.0 mi
- Picnic Area A: 6.3 mi
- Picnic Area B: 6.3 mi
- Picnic Area C: 6.4 mi
- Picnic Area F: 6.4 mi
Beaches: 14
- Poet's Beach: 4.0 mi
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 6.0 mi
- North Beach: 10.2 mi
- Surprise Beach: 10.8 mi
- Lieser Point: 11.9 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 4.9 mi
- Cedar Mill Falls: 5.0 mi
- Knapp Falls: 8.6 mi
- Willamette Falls: 10.0 mi
- Singer Falls: 10.0 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Phantom Bluff: 4.7 mi
- Waud Bluff: 6.9 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 9.9 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 10.0 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 10.0 mi
Springs: 6
- Oliver Spring: 14.0 mi
- Giesy Spring: 17.0 mi
- School District Spring: 19.1 mi
- spring w/concrete cover: 20.5 mi
- Fern Spring: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Fulton: 3.1 mi
- Champoeg: 17.2 mi
- Roy: 18.8 mi
- Greenville: 20.2 mi
- Thatcher: 20.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 13.7 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 13.9 mi
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 21.5 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of April Hill Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston Mountain | NE 51° | 595 m | 22.9 mi |
| Spud Mountain | NE 50° | 576 m | 23.9 mi |
| Rye Hill | NW 323° | 566 m | 23.5 mi |
| Gales Peak | WNW 282° | 548 m | 23.5 mi |
| Bald Peak | WSW 252° | 497 m | 16.4 mi |
| Dixie Mountain | NNW 330° | 490 m | 18.3 mi |
| Red Slide Hill | NW 314° | 473 m | 23.8 mi |
| Highland Butte | SE 138° | 470 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:45 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 20:18 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 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, 4 mi away.
- Oregon grape167 obs
- western redcedar136 obs
- Douglas-fir125 obs
- red osier dogwood102 obs
- Western Screech-Owl83 obs
- fringe cups74 obs
- Western Honey Bee73 obs
- Common Snowberry71 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/136243632
Day trips start here
- Beaverton · 3 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Southwest · 4 mi
- Tigard · 4 mi
- Tualatin · 4 mi
- Lake Oswego · 5 mi
- Milwaukie · 5 mi
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