Park · Oregon
Argay Park
Argay Park is a park in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. Sturgeon Rock stands 1,267 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Luuwit View Community Garden, a garden 0.4 miles away. Mount Hood passes 5.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Portland Parks & Recreation
How to reach it
Coordinates45.55174, -122.51874
- 5.0 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 7.0 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
- 9.0 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD
- 9.1 mi off the JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND
Overlooks nearby
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 13 mi
- Crown point · 13 mi
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 15 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- Luuwit View Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Senns Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Peace Garden: 2.6 mi
- Natural Discovery Garden: 3.2 mi
- Vestal Community Garden: 3.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Cross Levee Natural Area: 0.5 mi
- Wilkes Creek Headwaters Natural Area: 0.8 mi
- Copper Mountain Property: 1.0 mi
- Johnson Lake Natural Area: 2.3 mi
- Nadaka Nature Park: 2.4 mi
Parks
- Luuwit View Park: 0.6 mi
- Wilkes Park: 0.7 mi
- Thompson Park: 0.9 mi
- John Luby Park: 1.0 mi
- Halsey HydroPark: 1.3 mi
Artworks
- Firebird: 0.7 mi
- Saint Peregrine, O.S.M.: 2.5 mi
- St. Francis: 2.6 mi
- Jesus Carries the Cross: 2.6 mi
- Station 13: 2.7 mi
Peaks
- Rocky Butte: 2.3 mi
- Kelly Butte: 4.0 mi
- Grant Butte: 4.4 mi
- Mount Tabor: 4.5 mi
- Powell Butte: 4.5 mi
Historic sites
- Peace Pole: 2.6 mi
- Shotwell Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Nichaqwli Monument: 3.0 mi
- Heart Beacon: 4.4 mi
- T-Rex Memorial: 4.5 mi
Attractions
- Water Wheel: 3.6 mi
- McMenamins Edgefield: 5.5 mi
- Camas Potholes: 6.5 mi
- Union Pacific Railcar: 6.6 mi
- Crystal Springs Rhododendron Gardens: 7.6 mi
Waterfalls
- Knapp Falls: 6.0 mi
- Pothole Falls: 6.5 mi
- Lower Falls: 6.8 mi
- Woodburn Falls: 6.8 mi
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 7.5 mi
Museums: 49
- Zymoglyphic Museum: 4.6 mi
- Hellenic-American Cultural Center & Museum: 5.7 mi
- Depot Rail Museum: 6.5 mi
- Water Resources Education Center: 6.6 mi
- Harlow House Museum: 6.7 mi
Picnic sites: 27
- Picnic Area B: 4.3 mi
- Picnic Area A: 4.5 mi
- Picnic Area D: 5.5 mi
- Picnic Area E: 5.6 mi
- Picnic Area C: 5.6 mi
Beaches: 14
- Swim beach: 3.2 mi
- Lieser Point: 4.9 mi
- Sandy River Beach: 6.7 mi
- North Beach: 7.3 mi
- Sandy Swimming Hole: 7.8 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 2.1 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 2.2 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 2.3 mi
- Tegart Bluff: 2.6 mi
- Broughton Bluff: 6.9 mi
Springs: 4
- School District Spring: 7.7 mi
- Wahkeena Spring: 19.1 mi
- spring w/concrete cover: 19.9 mi
- Summit Spring: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Fulton: 9.3 mi
- Latourell: 14.6 mi
- Bridal Veil: 16.7 mi
- Dodson: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 17.2 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 18.8 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 22.9 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 23.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Ed's Trail Arch: 19.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Argay Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sturgeon Rock | NE 44° | 1,267 m | 18.8 mi |
| Pyramid Rock | NE 45° | 1,091 m | 18.0 mi |
| Larch Mountain | NE 43° | 1,057 m | 15.7 mi |
| Elkhorn Mountain | NNE 29° | 679 m | 14.8 mi |
| Pepper Mountain | E 96° | 655 m | 16.8 mi |
| Bobs Mountain | ENE 67° | 643 m | 17.5 mi |
| Livingston Mountain | NE 40° | 595 m | 11.4 mi |
| Spotted Deer Mountain | NNE 24° | 594 m | 16.6 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 | 20:18 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:30 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:40 | 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 | 41 | 44 | 48 | 53 | 59 | 63 | 69 | 70 | 64 | 55 | 47 | 41 |
| Precip in | 6.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 6.3 | 7.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland WFO, 1 mi away.
- Bold Jumping Spider44 obs
- Black-tailed Bumble Bee41 obs
- Cross Orbweaver37 obs
- Western Honey Bee36 obs
- Mallard35 obs
- Dark-eyed Junco33 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle31 obs
- Lesser Goldfinch29 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/142522966
Day trips start here
- Gresham · 5 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Eastside · 5 mi
- Camas · 6 mi
- Troutdale · 6 mi
- Portland Metropolitan Area · 7 mi
- Portland · 7 mi
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