Park · Oregon
Whitaker Ponds Nature Park
Whitaker Ponds Nature Park is a park in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Pyramid Rock stands 1,091 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Fernhill Park, a park 0.8 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD passes 4.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Portland Parks & Recreation
How to reach it
Coordinates45.57381, -122.61038
- 4.8 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD
- 8.0 mi off the JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND
- 9.6 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 11.6 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
Overlooks nearby
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 17 mi
- Crown point · 18 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 20 mi
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Fernhill Park: 0.8 mi
- Kʰunamokwst Park: 1.1 mi
- Cully Park: 1.3 mi
- Sacajawea Park: 1.6 mi
- Wellington Park: 1.6 mi
Gardens
- Sumner Street Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Alberta Park Nature Patch: 1.8 mi
- Woodlawn Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Grasslands Garden: 2.1 mi
- Sabin Community Orchard: 2.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Catkin Marsh Natural Area: 1.1 mi
- Flyway Wetlands Natural Area: 2.4 mi
- Johnson Lake Natural Area: 2.4 mi
- Copper Mountain Property: 3.9 mi
- Waud Bluff: 4.5 mi
Artworks
- Cloud Walk: 1.2 mi
- Sentinels;Habitat Tiles: 1.3 mi
- Jarrett Grove Intersection Painting: 1.4 mi
- Keep Your Chin Up: 1.9 mi
- Neighborhood in Motion: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
- Victor G. Atiyeh: 1.4 mi
- Eutectic Gallery: 1.4 mi
- Peace Pole: 2.4 mi
- Vernon Ross Veterans Memorial: 2.4 mi
- T-Rex Memorial: 3.0 mi
Peaks
- Rocky Butte: 2.9 mi
- Mount Tabor: 4.3 mi
- Kelly Butte: 5.8 mi
- Council Crest: 7.0 mi
- Cornell Mountain: 7.6 mi
Attractions
- Water Wheel: 3.6 mi
- Vancouver Land Bridge: 4.3 mi
- Vancouver Barracks: 4.5 mi
- Portland Walking Tours: 4.6 mi
- Bill Naito Legacy Fountain: 4.6 mi
Waterfalls: 54
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 6.6 mi
- Knapp Falls: 7.6 mi
- Cedar Mill Falls: 9.7 mi
- Pothole Falls: 10.2 mi
- Lower Falls: 10.6 mi
Museums: 52
- Water Resources Education Center: 2.9 mi
- Portland Museum of Modern Art: 3.2 mi
- Hellenic-American Cultural Center & Museum: 3.4 mi
- Zymoglyphic Museum: 3.9 mi
- Pearson Field Education Center: 4.0 mi
Picnic sites: 28
- Shelter A: 3.1 mi
- Picnic Area D: 3.6 mi
- Picnic Area E: 3.7 mi
- Picnic Area F: 3.7 mi
- Picnic Area C: 3.8 mi
Beaches: 14
- Lieser Point: 2.6 mi
- North Beach: 2.8 mi
- Surprise Beach: 3.8 mi
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 4.5 mi
- Poet's Beach: 5.5 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 2.6 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 2.8 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 2.9 mi
- Waud Bluff: 5.7 mi
- Tegart Bluff: 7.1 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Fulton: 7.7 mi
- Latourell: 19.2 mi
- Bridal Veil: 21.1 mi
- Roy: 22.9 mi
- Greenville: 24.4 mi
Springs: 5
- School District Spring: 10.0 mi
- spring w/concrete cover: 22.8 mi
- Oliver Spring: 23.3 mi
- Wahkeena Spring: 23.5 mi
- Fern Spring: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 14.3 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 15.9 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 22.2 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 22.4 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Ed's Trail Arch: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Whitaker Ponds Nature Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pyramid Rock | ENE 57° | 1,091 m | 20.5 mi |
| Larch Mountain | ENE 57° | 1,057 m | 18.1 mi |
| Elkhorn Mountain | NE 45° | 679 m | 16.2 mi |
| Bells Mountain | NNE 30° | 674 m | 19.7 mi |
| Livingston Mountain | ENE 58° | 595 m | 13.8 mi |
| Spotted Deer Mountain | NE 40° | 594 m | 17.6 mi |
| Spud Mountain | NE 56° | 576 m | 14.8 mi |
| Dixie Mountain | WNW 300° | 490 m | 17.5 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 | 20:18 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 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 | 42 | 44 | 48 | 53 | 59 | 64 | 70 | 71 | 65 | 56 | 47 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland Intl AP, 2 mi away.
- Mallard214 obs
- Great Blue Heron186 obs
- Yellow-rumped Warbler147 obs
- Gadwall134 obs
- Great Egret132 obs
- American Wigeon131 obs
- Large Yellow Underwing125 obs
- Hooded Merganser113 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/143086539
Day trips start here
- Portland (Oregon)/Eastside · 2 mi
- Portland · 4 mi
- Vancouver · 4 mi
- Portland Metropolitan Area · 5 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Northwest · 5 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Southwest · 5 mi
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