Park · Oregon
Verdell Burdine Rutherford Park
Verdell Burdine Rutherford Park is a park in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 76 m. Larch Mountain stands 1,057 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Parklane Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Mount Hood passes 3.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Portland Parks & Recreation
How to reach it
Coordinates45.51130, -122.49363
- 3.8 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 5.9 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
- 9.5 mi off the JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD
- 11.7 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD
Overlooks nearby
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 11 mi
- Crown point · 12 mi
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 13 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Parklane Park: 0.5 mi
- Rockwood Central Park: 0.6 mi
- Lynchwood Park: 1.0 mi
- Vance Park: 1.0 mi
- Pat Pfeifer Park: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Nadaka Nature Park: 1.3 mi
- Powell Butte Nature Park: 1.6 mi
- Gresham Woods Natural Area: 2.4 mi
- Wilkes Creek Headwaters Natural Area: 2.4 mi
- Gilbert Ridge Natural Area: 2.6 mi
Artworks
- Rockwood Sunrise: 1.3 mi
- Firebird: 3.2 mi
- Fine Tuned Tulle: 3.3 mi
- The Grand Calabash: 4.2 mi
- Unity 2: 4.2 mi
Gardens
- Yamhill Neighborhood Park Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Gresham City Hall Community Garden: 2.8 mi
- Portland Memory Garden: 3.2 mi
- Luuwit View Community Garden: 3.2 mi
- Natural Discovery Garden: 3.6 mi
Peaks
- Grant Butte: 1.5 mi
- Powell Butte: 1.7 mi
- Jenne Butte: 2.0 mi
- Clatsop Butte: 2.7 mi
- Kelly Butte: 3.1 mi
Historic sites
- Shotwell Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Heroes Memorial & Tribute: 3.2 mi
- Heart Beacon: 3.4 mi
- Nichaqwli Monument: 3.5 mi
- Robert Delgado memorial: 4.0 mi
Waterfalls
- Knapp Falls: 4.3 mi
- Hidden Falls: 6.4 mi
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 7.2 mi
- Pothole Falls: 7.5 mi
- Lower Falls: 7.6 mi
Attractions
- McMenamins Edgefield: 4.5 mi
- Pickathon Music Festival / Pendarvis Farm: 4.9 mi
- Union Pacific Railcar: 5.7 mi
- Water Wheel: 6.6 mi
- Crystal Springs Rhododendron Gardens: 7.3 mi
Museums: 47
- Zymoglyphic Museum: 5.2 mi
- Depot Rail Museum: 5.7 mi
- Harlow House Museum: 5.7 mi
- Barn Exhibit Hall: 5.7 mi
- Hellenic-American Cultural Center & Museum: 6.8 mi
Picnic sites: 27
- Picnic Area B: 4.7 mi
- Picnic Area A: 5.0 mi
- Picnic Area D: 6.4 mi
- Picnic Area E: 6.4 mi
- Picnic Area C: 6.4 mi
Beaches: 13
- Swim beach: 3.6 mi
- Sandy River Beach: 5.8 mi
- Lieser Point: 7.9 mi
- Sandy Swimming Hole: 8.1 mi
- Cottonwood Beach: 8.4 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Tegart Bluff: 3.5 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 4.2 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 4.3 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 4.5 mi
- Broughton Bluff: 6.0 mi
Springs: 5
- School District Spring: 9.7 mi
- spring w/concrete cover: 16.9 mi
- Wahkeena Spring: 18.3 mi
- Giesy Spring: 24.2 mi
- Summit Spring: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Fulton: 9.1 mi
- Latourell: 13.5 mi
- Bridal Veil: 15.8 mi
- Dodson: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 20.2 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 21.4 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 21.5 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 21.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Ed's Trail Arch: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Verdell Burdine Rutherford Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larch Mountain | NE 34° | 1,057 m | 17.1 mi |
| Lookout Point | E 96° | 802 m | 17.8 mi |
| Walker Peak | E 98° | 736 m | 17.8 mi |
| Devils Rest | ENE 79° | 732 m | 18.0 mi |
| Elkhorn Mountain | NNE 21° | 679 m | 16.8 mi |
| Pepper Mountain | E 86° | 655 m | 15.5 mi |
| Bobs Mountain | ENE 57° | 643 m | 17.8 mi |
| Livingston Mountain | NNE 28° | 595 m | 13.1 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 | 20:17 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:30 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:40 | 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 | 44 | 48 | 53 | 59 | 63 | 69 | 70 | 64 | 55 | 47 | 41 |
| Precip in | 6.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 6.3 | 7.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland WFO, 4 mi away.
- American Kestrel103 obs
- Dark-eyed Junco96 obs
- Douglas-fir96 obs
- Lazuli Bunting90 obs
- Anna's Hummingbird78 obs
- Savannah Sparrow78 obs
- chicory77 obs
- Ranchman's Tiger Moth73 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/142519976
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