Park · Oregon
Powell Park
Powell Park is a park in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 23 m. Elkhorn Mountain stands 679 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Piccolo Park, a park 0.5 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD passes 9.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Portland Parks & Recreation
How to reach it
Coordinates45.49752, -122.64096
- 9.3 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD
- 11.0 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 11.4 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
- 13.1 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
Overlooks nearby
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 19 mi
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 19 mi
- Crown point · 19 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Piccolo Park: 0.5 mi
- Brooklyn School Park: 0.5 mi
- Kenilworth Park: 0.7 mi
- Brooklyn Park: 0.7 mi
- Ladd Circle: 0.9 mi
Artworks
- TRI IT: 0.6 mi
- This All Happened More or Less: 0.7 mi
- Intersection: 0.7 mi
- Art Fills the Void: 0.8 mi
- This All Happened More or Less: 0.8 mi
Gardens
- Ladd South Garden: 0.8 mi
- Ladd East Garden: 0.8 mi
- Ladd West Garden: 0.9 mi
- Ivon Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Ladd North Garden: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Ross Island Natural Area: 1.2 mi
- Heron Pointe Wetland: 1.7 mi
- Southwest Terwilliger Boulevard Parkway: 2.1 mi
- Oaks Crossing Natural Area: 2.3 mi
- George Himes Park: 2.5 mi
Attractions
- Portland Spirit: 1.3 mi
- Crystal Springs Rhododendron Gardens: 1.3 mi
- Williamette Jetboat Excursions: 1.4 mi
- Cosmic Crash: 2.0 mi
- Portland Spirit Dock: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
- U.S. Submarine Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Laurelhurst Park: 1.8 mi
- Stone Circle Climbing Monument/Statue: 1.9 mi
- Stephen Coffin: 2.0 mi
- Lewis and Clark: 2.0 mi
Peaks
- Mount Tabor: 2.5 mi
- Council Crest: 3.3 mi
- Kelly Butte: 4.2 mi
- Rocky Butte: 5.0 mi
- Mount Scott: 5.3 mi
Museums: 51
- Oregon Rail Heritage Center: 1.2 mi
- Oregon Museum of Science and Industry: 1.4 mi
- USS Blueback: 1.4 mi
- Architectural Heritage Center: 1.7 mi
- Hellenic-American Cultural Center & Museum: 2.1 mi
Waterfalls: 27
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 1.3 mi
- Knapp Falls: 4.4 mi
- Cedar Mill Falls: 7.9 mi
- Hidden Falls: 8.7 mi
- Singer Falls: 9.8 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Picnic Area B: 1.7 mi
- Picnic Area A: 1.7 mi
- Picnic Area C: 1.7 mi
- Picnic Area F: 1.8 mi
- Picnic Area E: 1.9 mi
Beaches: 14
- Poet's Beach: 1.6 mi
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 4.8 mi
- North Beach: 7.4 mi
- Lieser Point: 8.0 mi
- Surprise Beach: 8.3 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 5.2 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 5.2 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 5.2 mi
- Waud Bluff: 6.6 mi
- Phantom Bluff: 6.8 mi
Ghost towns: 7
- Fulton: 2.4 mi
- Latourell: 20.7 mi
- Champoeg: 21.2 mi
- Roy: 22.4 mi
- Bridal Veil: 23.0 mi
Springs: 4
- School District Spring: 14.4 mi
- Oliver Spring: 18.7 mi
- spring w/concrete cover: 18.9 mi
- Giesy Spring: 20.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 16.8 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 17.0 mi
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 19.4 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Powell Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhorn Mountain | NE 38° | 679 m | 21.2 mi |
| Livingston Mountain | NE 46° | 595 m | 18.2 mi |
| Spud Mountain | NE 45° | 576 m | 19.3 mi |
| Bald Peak | WSW 251° | 497 m | 21.3 mi |
| Dixie Mountain | NW 315° | 490 m | 19.5 mi |
| Highland Butte | SSE 152° | 470 m | 20.4 mi |
| Little Baldy | NE 43° | 437 m | 17.1 mi |
| Ross Mountain | E 85° | 396 m | 19.7 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 | 07:48 | 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, 3 mi away.
- Mallard777 obs
- Wood Duck463 obs
- tree-of-heaven416 obs
- Canada Goose379 obs
- Song Sparrow347 obs
- Great Blue Heron325 obs
- American Crow314 obs
- California Scrub-Jay279 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/32353735
Day trips start here
- Portland Metropolitan Area · 0 mi
- Portland · 2 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Southwest · 2 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Northwest · 3 mi
- Milwaukie · 4 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Eastside · 4 mi
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