Park · Oregon
Colonel Summers Park
Colonel Summers Park is a park in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 34 m. Elkhorn Mountain stands 679 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Washington Monroe Property, a park 0.3 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD passes 8.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Portland Parks & Recreation
How to reach it
Coordinates45.51583, -122.64682
- 8.0 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD
- 11.1 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 11.7 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
- 12.3 mi off the JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND
Overlooks nearby
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 19 mi
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 20 mi
- Crown point · 20 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Washington Monroe Property: 0.3 mi
- Ladd Circle: 0.5 mi
- Buckman Field: 0.7 mi
- Sewallcrest Park: 0.8 mi
- Sunnyside School Park: 0.9 mi
Gardens
- Ladd North Garden: 0.4 mi
- Ladd East Garden: 0.5 mi
- Ladd West Garden: 0.6 mi
- Ladd South Garden: 0.6 mi
- Everett Community Garden: 0.7 mi
Artworks
- Eye River: 0.4 mi
- Inversion +/-: 0.7 mi
- Tickle River of Time: 0.7 mi
- Art Fills the Void: 0.8 mi
- This All Happened More or Less: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
- Laurelhurst Park: 1.0 mi
- U.S. Submarine Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Battleship Oregon Memorial: 1.2 mi
- The Dream: 1.2 mi
- Benjamin Stark: 1.2 mi
Attractions
- Portland Spirit: 1.1 mi
- Williamette Jetboat Excursions: 1.1 mi
- Bill Naito Legacy Fountain: 1.2 mi
- Portland Spirit Dock: 1.2 mi
- Portland Walking Tours: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Ross Island Natural Area: 1.8 mi
- Heron Pointe Wetland: 2.3 mi
- Southwest Terwilliger Boulevard Parkway: 2.4 mi
- Nicolai Woods: 3.1 mi
- George Himes Park: 3.2 mi
Peaks
- Mount Tabor: 2.6 mi
- Council Crest: 3.2 mi
- Rocky Butte: 4.5 mi
- Kelly Butte: 4.6 mi
- Elk Point: 5.0 mi
Museums: 52
- Architectural Heritage Center: 0.7 mi
- Oregon Rail Heritage Center: 0.9 mi
- Hellenic-American Cultural Center & Museum: 1.0 mi
- Oregon Museum of Science and Industry: 1.1 mi
- USS Blueback: 1.1 mi
Waterfalls: 31
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 2.6 mi
- Knapp Falls: 5.3 mi
- Cedar Mill Falls: 7.4 mi
- Hidden Falls: 9.8 mi
- Singer Falls: 11.1 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Picnic Area A: 0.9 mi
- Picnic Area B: 1.0 mi
- Picnic Area F: 1.0 mi
- Picnic Area C: 1.1 mi
- Picnic Area E: 1.1 mi
Beaches: 14
- Poet's Beach: 1.3 mi
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 3.6 mi
- North Beach: 6.1 mi
- Lieser Point: 6.9 mi
- Surprise Beach: 7.0 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 4.6 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 4.6 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 4.7 mi
- Waud Bluff: 5.4 mi
- Phantom Bluff: 7.9 mi
Ghost towns: 7
- Fulton: 3.3 mi
- Latourell: 20.9 mi
- Roy: 21.8 mi
- Champoeg: 22.1 mi
- Bridal Veil: 23.1 mi
Springs: 5
- School District Spring: 13.8 mi
- Oliver Spring: 19.3 mi
- spring w/concrete cover: 20.1 mi
- Giesy Spring: 21.1 mi
- Fern Spring: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 17.9 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 18.0 mi
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 18.1 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 19.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Colonel Summers Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhorn Mountain | NE 41° | 679 m | 20.4 mi |
| Livingston Mountain | NE 50° | 595 m | 17.6 mi |
| Spud Mountain | NE 49° | 576 m | 18.6 mi |
| Bald Peak | WSW 247° | 497 m | 21.5 mi |
| Dixie Mountain | NW 313° | 490 m | 18.5 mi |
| Little Baldy | NE 46° | 437 m | 16.4 mi |
| Ross Mountain | E 89° | 396 m | 19.9 mi |
| Cornell Mountain | W 278° | 392 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 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 | 16:30 |
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 | 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.
- Canada Goose641 obs
- American Crow508 obs
- Mallard440 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel414 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle414 obs
- Song Sparrow364 obs
- Rock Pigeon360 obs
- Dark-eyed Junco340 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/39338024
Day trips start here
- Portland · 0 mi
- Portland Metropolitan Area · 1 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Eastside · 2 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Northwest · 2 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Southwest · 2 mi
- Milwaukie · 5 mi
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