Park · Oregon
Hamilton Park
Hamilton Park is a park in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 119 m. Livingston Mountain stands 595 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Southwest Thomas and 53rd Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 7.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Portland Parks & Recreation
How to reach it
Coordinates45.49189, -122.72126
- 7.8 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
- 9.9 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD
- 14.9 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 15.5 mi off the JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND
Overlooks nearby
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 22 mi
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 23 mi
- Crown point · 23 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Southwest Thomas and 53rd Park: 0.6 mi
- Albert Kelly Park: 0.6 mi
- Pendleton Park: 1.0 mi
- Portland Heights Park: 1.0 mi
- Healy Heights Park: 1.1 mi
Artworks
- Joy (Pioneer Woman): 0.8 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 1.2 mi
- Tree: 1.2 mi
- Sapporo Pagoda: 1.9 mi
- Salmon Cycle: 2.1 mi
Peaks
- Council Crest: 0.8 mi
- Elk Point: 2.0 mi
- Swede Hill: 2.4 mi
- Cornell Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Mount Sylvania: 3.7 mi
Historic sites
- Natasha Wirtanan: 1.0 mi
- Vietnam Veterans of Oregon Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Multnomah: 1.7 mi
- Abigail Scott Duniway: 2.0 mi
- George H. Himes: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Marquam Trail: 1.0 mi
- Nicolai Woods: 1.3 mi
- Raleighwood Wetlands Natural Area: 1.3 mi
- Southwest Texas Street Wetland: 1.5 mi
- Bauman Woods Natural Area: 1.6 mi
Attractions
- Africa: 1.2 mi
- Discovery Zone: 1.2 mi
- Primate Forest: 1.2 mi
- Pacific Shores: 1.3 mi
- Elephant Lands: 1.3 mi
Gardens
- Wildlife Garden: 1.2 mi
- Frances Garden: 1.6 mi
- Raleigh Park School Garden: 1.7 mi
- Winter Garden: 1.8 mi
- Duniway Lilac Garden: 1.8 mi
Museums: 52
- Japanese Arts Learning Center: 2.0 mi
- Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art: 2.2 mi
- Portland Art Museum: 2.5 mi
- Oregon Historical Society: 2.5 mi
- Wells Fargo History Exhibit: 2.5 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Picnic Area A: 4.9 mi
- Picnic Area B: 4.9 mi
- Picnic Area F: 5.0 mi
- Picnic Area C: 5.0 mi
- Picnic Area E: 5.1 mi
Waterfalls: 17
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 4.3 mi
- Cedar Mill Falls: 4.5 mi
- Knapp Falls: 8.0 mi
- Singer Falls: 10.8 mi
- Willamette Falls: 10.9 mi
Beaches: 15
- Poet's Beach: 2.6 mi
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 4.4 mi
- North Beach: 8.5 mi
- Surprise Beach: 9.2 mi
- Lieser Point: 10.3 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Waud Bluff: 5.4 mi
- Phantom Bluff: 6.0 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 8.5 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 8.6 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 8.6 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Fulton: 2.8 mi
- Champoeg: 18.8 mi
- Roy: 18.9 mi
- Greenville: 20.2 mi
- Thatcher: 20.9 mi
Springs: 6
- Oliver Spring: 15.5 mi
- School District Spring: 17.6 mi
- Giesy Spring: 18.6 mi
- spring w/concrete cover: 21.0 mi
- Fern Spring: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 15.3 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 15.5 mi
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 19.9 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Hamilton Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston Mountain | NE 53° | 595 m | 21.4 mi |
| Spud Mountain | NE 52° | 576 m | 22.4 mi |
| Rye Hill | NW 319° | 566 m | 22.8 mi |
| Bald Peak | WSW 248° | 497 m | 17.5 mi |
| Dixie Mountain | NW 325° | 490 m | 17.4 mi |
| Highland Butte | SE 142° | 470 m | 22.2 mi |
| Little Baldy | NE 50° | 437 m | 20.2 mi |
| Bald Hill | NNW 330° | 427 m | 23.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:44 | 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, 2 mi away.
- western redcedar490 obs
- Pacific Banana Slug281 obs
- Pacific trillium279 obs
- Dark-eyed Junco255 obs
- salal232 obs
- thimbleberry225 obs
- western sword fern214 obs
- western maidenhair fern193 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/67729219
Day trips start here
- Portland Metropolitan Area · 3 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Northwest · 3 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Southwest · 3 mi
- Beaverton · 4 mi
- Portland · 4 mi
- Milwaukie · 5 mi
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