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Mount Sylvania

Mount Sylvania, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Sylvania rises to 292 m in Oregon. Livingston Mountain stands 595 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Nansen Summit Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Vineyard and Valley passes 6.4 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Mount Sylvania is an extinct volcano, part of the Boring Lava Field, on the outskirts of Portland, Oregon. Parts of the mountain are within the cities of Portland, Lake Oswego, and Tigard. The Sylvania campus of Portland Community College is located on the mountain's western slopes.

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Wikidata Q8522006, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
292 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.43816, -122.72211

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Gong: 0.5 mi
  • The Nest: 1.8 mi
  • Mobius: 2.4 mi
  • Troll Ole Bolle: 2.5 mi
  • Tigard Tulip: 2.7 mi
Gardens
Historic sites
Attractions
Peaks: 59
Museums: 53
Picnic sites: 19
Beaches: 14
  • Poet's Beach: 5.3 mi
  • Lindbergh’s Beach: 8.1 mi
  • North Beach: 12.0 mi
  • Surprise Beach: 12.8 mi
  • Lieser Point: 13.4 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Jane Martin Waterfall: 5.1 mi
  • Cedar Mill Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Willamette Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Singer Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Coffee Creek Falls: 8.2 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Phantom Bluff: 2.4 mi
  • Waud Bluff: 9.1 mi
  • Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 10.8 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 10.9 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 10.9 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 4
  • Oliver Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Giesy Spring: 14.9 mi
  • spring w/concrete cover: 18.6 mi
  • School District Spring: 20.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Sylvania. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Livingston MountainNE 46°595 m23.9 mi
Spud MountainNE 45°576 m24.9 mi
Gales PeakWNW 286°548 m24.7 mi
Bald PeakW 260°497 m16.5 mi
Dixie MountainNNW 331°490 m20.5 mi
Highland ButteSE 136°470 m19.4 mi
Little BaldyNE 43°437 m22.8 mi
Ross MountainENE 76°396 m24.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4519:24
June solstice05:2320:1821:04
September equinox06:5918:3119:10
December solstice07:4915:4216:31

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424448525862686864544641

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beaverton 2 SSW, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/357306111

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