Park · Oregon
Sellwood Park
Sellwood Park is a park in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 38 m. Livingston Mountain stands 595 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Oaks Crossing Natural Area, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 9.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Portland Parks & Recreation
How to reach it
Coordinates45.46830, -122.66041
- 9.8 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
- 11.3 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD
- 12.1 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 14.4 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
Overlooks nearby
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 19 mi
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 20 mi
- Crown point · 21 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Oaks Crossing Natural Area: 0.2 mi
- River View Natural Area: 0.9 mi
- Stephens Creek Natural Area: 1.0 mi
- George Himes Park: 1.3 mi
- Heron Pointe Wetland: 1.4 mi
Parks
- Oaks Pioneer Church and Park: 0.2 mi
- Sellwood Riverfront Park: 0.2 mi
- Butterfly Park: 0.5 mi
- Willamette Park: 0.6 mi
- Westmoreland Park: 0.9 mi
Attractions
- The Spider: 0.2 mi
- Adrenaline Peak: 0.2 mi
- Disk'O: 0.2 mi
- Zero Gravity: 0.3 mi
- Rock-O-Plane: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
- Spanish American War Veterans Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Jesse V. Boone: 1.1 mi
- George H. Himes: 1.3 mi
- John F. Kennedy: 1.8 mi
- Natasha Wirtanan: 2.5 mi
Gardens
- Metro Home Composting Demonstration Center: 1.0 mi
- Eastmoreland Garden: 1.2 mi
- Estate Gardens: 1.3 mi
- Saint Clare's Saint Francis Garden: 1.7 mi
- Elk Rock Gardens of the Bishop's Close: 2.0 mi
Peaks
- Council Crest: 3.1 mi
- Mount Sylvania: 3.6 mi
- Iron Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Oatfield Hill: 4.3 mi
- Mount Tabor: 4.5 mi
Museums: 52
- Portland Puppet Museum: 0.4 mi
- Tryon Creek Nature Center: 2.0 mi
- Oregon Rail Heritage Center: 2.7 mi
- USS Blueback: 2.7 mi
- Oregon Museum of Science and Industry: 2.8 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Picnic Area B: 3.9 mi
- Picnic Area A: 3.9 mi
- Picnic Area C: 4.0 mi
- Picnic Area F: 4.0 mi
- Picnic Area E: 4.1 mi
Waterfalls: 23
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 1.4 mi
- Knapp Falls: 4.9 mi
- Cedar Mill Falls: 7.8 mi
- Singer Falls: 8.1 mi
- Willamette Falls: 8.3 mi
Beaches: 14
- Poet's Beach: 2.7 mi
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 6.2 mi
- North Beach: 9.4 mi
- Lieser Point: 10.2 mi
- Surprise Beach: 10.3 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Phantom Bluff: 4.6 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 7.3 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 7.3 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 7.3 mi
- Waud Bluff: 7.8 mi
Ghost towns: 7
- Fulton: 0.6 mi
- Champoeg: 19.0 mi
- Latourell: 22.0 mi
- Roy: 22.2 mi
- Greenville: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 14.6 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 14.7 mi
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 21.3 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 22.9 mi
Springs: 4
- School District Spring: 16.5 mi
- Oliver Spring: 16.8 mi
- Giesy Spring: 17.8 mi
- spring w/concrete cover: 17.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Sellwood Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston Mountain | NE 44° | 595 m | 20.3 mi |
| Spud Mountain | NE 43° | 576 m | 21.4 mi |
| Bald Peak | WSW 256° | 497 m | 19.8 mi |
| Dixie Mountain | NW 321° | 490 m | 20.4 mi |
| Highland Butte | SSE 146° | 470 m | 19.1 mi |
| Little Baldy | NE 41° | 437 m | 19.3 mi |
| Ross Mountain | E 80° | 396 m | 20.9 mi |
| Cornell Mountain | NW 312° | 392 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:44 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 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, 4 mi away.
- Mallard682 obs
- Wood Duck517 obs
- Song Sparrow444 obs
- Great Blue Heron432 obs
- Canada Goose364 obs
- Coypu303 obs
- Gadwall299 obs
- Bald Eagle262 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/52094182
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