Columbia Children's Arboretum
Columbia Children's Arboretum is a park in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Larch Mountain stands 1,057 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Flyway Wetlands Natural Area, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD passes 2.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Portland Parks & Recreation
How to reach it
- 2.6 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD
- 8.0 mi off the JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND
- 12.3 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 12.4 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
Overlooks nearby
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 20 mi
- Crown point · 20 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 22 mi
- Cape Horn Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Flyway Wetlands Natural Area: 0.5 mi
- Catkin Marsh Natural Area: 1.7 mi
- Waud Bluff: 2.8 mi
- Waud Bluff Trail: 3.4 mi
- Harbor View Property: 3.9 mi
- Delta Park: 1.0 mi
- Lotus Isle Park: 1.1 mi
- Farragut Park: 1.1 mi
- Kenton Park: 1.7 mi
- Holman Park: 1.8 mi
- Rob Strasser Field: 1.0 mi
- William V. Owens Softball Complex: 1.0 mi
- Chkalov Transpolar Flight Monument: 2.1 mi
- Pearson Airfield: 2.1 mi
- Peace Pole: 2.1 mi
- Kenton Neighborhood Rose Garden: 1.4 mi
- Woodlawn Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Grasslands Garden: 1.8 mi
- Peninsula Park Rose Garden: 2.0 mi
- Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Garden: 2.0 mi
- Wendy the Welder: 1.4 mi
- Paul Bunyan Statue: 1.5 mi
- Ilchee: 1.5 mi
- Boat of Discovery: 2.0 mi
- Rotary International: 2.1 mi
- Vancouver Land Bridge: 1.9 mi
- Vancouver Barracks: 2.3 mi
- Grant Street Pier: 2.3 mi
- Portland Walking Tours: 4.9 mi
- Portland Center Stage at The Armory: 5.0 mi
- Rocky Butte: 5.6 mi
- Cornell Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Mount Tabor: 6.5 mi
- Council Crest: 7.0 mi
- Elk Point: 7.1 mi
- Pearson Field Education Center: 2.0 mi
- Pearson Air Museum: 2.1 mi
- Water Resources Education Center: 2.4 mi
- Portland Museum of Modern Art: 2.4 mi
- Clark County Historical Museum: 2.7 mi
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 8.0 mi
- Cedar Mill Falls: 8.2 mi
- Knapp Falls: 9.9 mi
- Pothole Falls: 12.5 mi
- Woodburn Falls: 12.8 mi
- Shelter A: 2.0 mi
- Picnic Area F: 5.3 mi
- Picnic Area E: 5.3 mi
- Picnic Area D: 5.3 mi
- Picnic Area A: 5.3 mi
- North Beach: 0.9 mi
- Surprise Beach: 1.6 mi
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 3.4 mi
- Lieser Point: 3.8 mi
- Poet's Beach: 6.1 mi
- Waud Bluff: 3.7 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 5.4 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 5.6 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 5.7 mi
- Tegart Bluff: 9.8 mi
- Fulton: 8.6 mi
- Roy: 20.4 mi
- Latourell: 21.7 mi
- Greenville: 22.0 mi
- Thatcher: 23.4 mi
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 12.6 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 14.2 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 22.9 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 23.0 mi
- School District Spring: 11.6 mi
- Fern Spring: 21.5 mi
- Oliver Spring: 22.8 mi
- Ed's Trail Arch: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Columbia Children's Arboretum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larch Mountain | ENE 64° | 1,057 m | 19.5 mi |
| Elkhorn Mountain | NE 54° | 679 m | 17.1 mi |
| Bells Mountain | NE 38° | 674 m | 19.8 mi |
| Livingston Mountain | ENE 67° | 595 m | 15.3 mi |
| Spotted Deer Mountain | NE 48° | 594 m | 18.2 mi |
| Spud Mountain | ENE 65° | 576 m | 16.1 mi |
| Rye Hill | WNW 299° | 566 m | 20.6 mi |
| Yacolt Mountain | NNE 29° | 536 m | 21.0 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 | 20:18 | 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 | 41 | 43 | 47 | 52 | 58 | 63 | 69 | 69 | 64 | 54 | 46 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 6.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vancouver Pearson AP, 2 mi away.
- Mallard197 obs
- small camas106 obs
- Large Yellow Underwing100 obs
- Great Blue Heron86 obs
- Canada Goose78 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk68 obs
- Redhead64 obs
- Red-winged Blackbird61 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/420676048
Day trips start here
- Portland (Oregon)/Eastside · 4 mi
- Vancouver · 4 mi
- Portland · 5 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Northwest · 5 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Southwest · 6 mi
- Portland Metropolitan Area · 7 mi
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