Park · Oregon
Unthank Park
Unthank Park is a park in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 58 m. Elkhorn Mountain stands 679 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Robot Alley, a artwork 0.2 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD passes 5.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Portland Parks & Recreation
How to reach it
Coordinates45.55154, -122.67141
- 5.5 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD
- 10.7 mi off the JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND
- 12.3 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 12.1 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
Overlooks nearby
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 20 mi
- Crown point · 21 mi
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 22 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Robot Alley: 0.2 mi
- Sluto: 0.2 mi
- Phipps Rexall Drugs: 0.2 mi
- The Decemberists: 0.8 mi
- Saturday Morning in Sabin: 1.0 mi
Gardens
- Jesuit Volunteer Community Garden: 0.2 mi
- Boise-Eliot Community Garden: 0.3 mi
- Fargo Forest Garden: 0.5 mi
- Children's Healing Garden: 0.5 mi
- Learning Garden: 0.8 mi
Parks
- Dawson Park: 0.5 mi
- Two Plum Park: 0.6 mi
- Overlook Park: 0.6 mi
- Sumner-Albina Park: 0.6 mi
- Pittman Addition HydroPark: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
- Gladys Sims McCoy Memorial: 0.8 mi
- The Dream: 1.6 mi
- Lovejoy Columns: 1.9 mi
- Lovejoy Columns: 1.9 mi
- The Merchant's Hotel: 1.9 mi
Attractions
- Portland Walking Tours: 1.9 mi
- Portland Center Stage at The Armory: 2.0 mi
- Bill Naito Legacy Fountain: 2.0 mi
- Crystal Ballroom: 2.1 mi
- Portland Spirit Dock: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Waud Bluff: 1.9 mi
- Waud Bluff Trail: 2.8 mi
- Pittock Acres Park: 3.0 mi
- Catkin Marsh Natural Area: 3.0 mi
- Flyway Wetlands Natural Area: 3.1 mi
Peaks
- Council Crest: 4.1 mi
- Cornell Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Elk Point: 4.6 mi
- Mount Tabor: 4.7 mi
- Swede Hill: 4.8 mi
Museums: 55
- Portland Museum of Modern Art: 0.6 mi
- The Freakybuttrue Peculiarium and Museum: 1.7 mi
- Japanese American Museum of Oregon: 1.8 mi
- Northwest Museum of Cartoon: 1.8 mi
- Portland Chinatown Museum: 1.9 mi
Waterfalls: 32
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 5.3 mi
- Cedar Mill Falls: 6.4 mi
- Knapp Falls: 7.9 mi
- Hidden Falls: 12.4 mi
- Pothole Falls: 13.4 mi
Picnic sites: 26
- Shelter A: 1.1 mi
- Picnic Area A: 3.0 mi
- Picnic Area F: 3.0 mi
- Picnic Area B: 3.0 mi
- Picnic Area E: 3.0 mi
Beaches: 14
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 1.4 mi
- Poet's Beach: 3.1 mi
- North Beach: 3.8 mi
- Surprise Beach: 4.6 mi
- Lieser Point: 5.7 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Waud Bluff: 3.0 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 5.1 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 5.2 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 5.3 mi
- Tegart Bluff: 10.0 mi
Ghost towns: 7
- Fulton: 5.6 mi
- Roy: 20.1 mi
- Greenville: 21.6 mi
- Latourell: 22.0 mi
- Thatcher: 22.7 mi
Springs: 5
- School District Spring: 13.3 mi
- Oliver Spring: 20.1 mi
- Fern Spring: 22.2 mi
- spring w/concrete cover: 22.8 mi
- Giesy Spring: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 15.6 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 17.1 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 19.8 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Unthank Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhorn Mountain | NE 48° | 679 m | 19.4 mi |
| Livingston Mountain | ENE 59° | 595 m | 17.1 mi |
| Spotted Deer Mountain | NE 43° | 594 m | 20.7 mi |
| Spud Mountain | ENE 57° | 576 m | 18.1 mi |
| Dixie Mountain | NW 310° | 490 m | 15.9 mi |
| Little Baldy | NE 56° | 437 m | 15.8 mi |
| Bald Hill | NW 319° | 427 m | 21.1 mi |
| Ross Mountain | E 96° | 396 m | 21.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 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, 3 mi away.
- Mallard495 obs
- Song Sparrow457 obs
- House Sparrow404 obs
- Canada Goose378 obs
- American Crow330 obs
- tree-of-heaven304 obs
- Western Honey Bee269 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel263 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/33011104
Day trips start here
- Portland · 2 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Eastside · 2 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Northwest · 2 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Southwest · 3 mi
- Portland Metropolitan Area · 4 mi
- Milwaukie · 7 mi
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