Park · Oregon
West Powellhurst Park
West Powellhurst Park is a park in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 93 m. Larch Mountain stands 1,057 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Mill Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Mount Hood passes 6.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Portland Parks & Recreation
How to reach it
Coordinates45.50260, -122.54435
- 6.3 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 8.4 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
- 10.6 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD
- 12.0 mi off the JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD
Overlooks nearby
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 14 mi
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 15 mi
- Crown point · 15 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Mill Park: 0.5 mi
- Cherry Park: 0.5 mi
- Earl Boyles Park: 0.7 mi
- Floyd Light Park: 0.9 mi
- Gilbert Heights Park: 1.0 mi
Peaks
- Kelly Butte: 0.5 mi
- Powell Butte: 2.2 mi
- Mount Tabor: 2.4 mi
- Clatsop Butte: 2.8 mi
- Rocky Butte: 3.2 mi
Historic sites
- Shotwell Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Heart Beacon: 1.0 mi
- Robert Delgado memorial: 1.5 mi
- T-Rex Memorial: 3.6 mi
- Peace Pole: 3.7 mi
Gardens
- Portland Memory Garden: 0.7 mi
- Kirkland Union Manor Senior Garden: 1.6 mi
- Garden of Peace: 1.7 mi
- Lents Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Learning Garden: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Beggars-Tick Wildlife Refuge: 1.6 mi
- Foster Floodplain Natural Area: 2.0 mi
- Powell Butte Nature Park: 2.3 mi
- Gilbert Ridge Natural Area: 2.4 mi
- Indian Creek Natural Area: 2.4 mi
Artworks
- The Grand Calabash: 1.7 mi
- Unity 2: 1.7 mi
- Stone Cloud: 1.7 mi
- The Reader: 1.8 mi
- Firebird: 3.3 mi
Waterfalls
- Knapp Falls: 2.4 mi
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 4.7 mi
- Hidden Falls: 6.2 mi
- Pothole Falls: 9.6 mi
- Lower Falls: 9.8 mi
Attractions
- Crystal Springs Rhododendron Gardens: 4.7 mi
- Pickathon Music Festival / Pendarvis Farm: 5.0 mi
- Bob's Red Mill - World Headquarters: 5.8 mi
- Portland Spirit: 5.8 mi
- Williamette Jetboat Excursions: 5.9 mi
Museums: 50
- Zymoglyphic Museum: 2.9 mi
- Hellenic-American Cultural Center & Museum: 4.6 mi
- Oregon Rail Heritage Center: 5.7 mi
- Architectural Heritage Center: 5.8 mi
- Oregon Museum of Science and Industry: 5.9 mi
Picnic sites: 26
- Picnic Area B: 2.4 mi
- Picnic Area A: 2.6 mi
- Picnic Area D: 4.1 mi
- Picnic Area E: 4.1 mi
- Picnic Area C: 4.2 mi
Beaches: 13
- Swim beach: 5.7 mi
- Poet's Beach: 6.1 mi
- Lieser Point: 7.4 mi
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 8.3 mi
- Sandy River Beach: 8.3 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 3.2 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 3.4 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 3.6 mi
- Tegart Bluff: 5.4 mi
- Broughton Bluff: 8.5 mi
Springs: 5
- School District Spring: 11.3 mi
- spring w/concrete cover: 17.0 mi
- Wahkeena Spring: 20.8 mi
- Giesy Spring: 22.4 mi
- Oliver Spring: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Fulton: 6.6 mi
- Latourell: 16.1 mi
- Bridal Veil: 18.3 mi
- Champoeg: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 19.4 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 19.5 mi
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 19.9 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 21.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Ed's Trail Arch: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of West Powellhurst Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larch Mountain | NE 39° | 1,057 m | 19.1 mi |
| Walker Peak | E 95° | 736 m | 20.1 mi |
| Elkhorn Mountain | NNE 27° | 679 m | 18.3 mi |
| Pepper Mountain | E 84° | 655 m | 18.0 mi |
| Livingston Mountain | NE 35° | 595 m | 14.9 mi |
| Spud Mountain | NE 35° | 576 m | 16.0 mi |
| Angel's Rest | ENE 77° | 484 m | 19.4 mi |
| Highland Butte | SSE 165° | 470 m | 19.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:44 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 20:17 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:30 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 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 | 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.
- tree-of-heaven241 obs
- Dark-eyed Junco64 obs
- Bold Jumping Spider60 obs
- Cross Orbweaver57 obs
- Western Honey Bee54 obs
- Herb Robert54 obs
- Douglas-fir53 obs
- American Crow48 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/142948384
Day trips start here
- Gresham · 5 mi
- Portland Metropolitan Area · 5 mi
- Portland · 5 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Eastside · 5 mi
- Milwaukie · 6 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Northwest · 7 mi
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