Mount Tabor
Mount Tabor rises to 192 m in Oregon. Larch Mountain stands 1,057 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Picnic Area B, a picnic site 0.2 miles away. Mount Hood passes 8.5 miles off.
The story
Mount Tabor is an extinct volcanic vent with a city park on the volcano, located in Portland, Oregon's neighborhood of the same name. The name refers to Mount Tabor, Israel. It was named by Plympton Kelly, son of Oregon City pioneer resident Clinton Kelly.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q6923984, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 192 m
How to reach it
- 8.5 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 10.6 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
- 13.9 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
- 20.2 mi off the West Cascades, National
Overlooks nearby
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 16 mi
- Crown point · 17 mi
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 17 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mt. Tabor Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Learning Garden: 0.7 mi
- Garden of Peace: 0.7 mi
- Vestal Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Kirkland Union Manor Senior Garden: 1.4 mi
- Harrison Park: 0.8 mi
- Lincoln Street Church Park: 0.9 mi
- Clinton Park: 0.9 mi
- Berrydale Park: 1.1 mi
- Montavilla Park: 1.3 mi
- Kelly Butte: 2.0 mi
- Rocky Butte: 2.7 mi
- Mount Scott: 4.5 mi
- Powell Butte: 4.6 mi
- Clatsop Butte: 5.0 mi
- Beggars-Tick Wildlife Refuge: 3.0 mi
- Foster Floodplain Natural Area: 3.3 mi
- Indian Creek Natural Area: 3.4 mi
- Veterans Creek Natural Area: 3.6 mi
- Cottonwood Creek Natural Area: 3.6 mi
- Crystal Springs Rhododendron Gardens: 3.1 mi
- Portland Spirit: 3.5 mi
- Williamette Jetboat Excursions: 3.6 mi
- Bill Naito Legacy Fountain: 3.8 mi
- Portland Spirit Dock: 3.9 mi
- Stone Cloud: 0.7 mi
- The Reader: 0.8 mi
- Unity 2: 0.8 mi
- The Grand Calabash: 0.8 mi
- Creston Community Convergence Intersection Painting: 1.7 mi
- Zymoglyphic Museum: 0.5 mi
- Hellenic-American Cultural Center & Museum: 2.2 mi
- Architectural Heritage Center: 3.3 mi
- Oregon Rail Heritage Center: 3.3 mi
- Oregon Museum of Science and Industry: 3.6 mi
- T-Rex Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Laurelhurst Park: 1.8 mi
- Robert Delgado memorial: 2.0 mi
- Heart Beacon: 2.0 mi
- Vernon Ross Veterans Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 3.1 mi
- Knapp Falls: 3.4 mi
- Hidden Falls: 7.9 mi
- Cedar Mill Falls: 10.0 mi
- Singer Falls: 10.7 mi
- Picnic Area B: 0.2 mi
- Picnic Area A: 0.2 mi
- Picnic Area D: 1.7 mi
- Picnic Area E: 1.7 mi
- Picnic Area C: 1.7 mi
- Poet's Beach: 3.8 mi
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 5.9 mi
- Lieser Point: 6.5 mi
- North Beach: 6.9 mi
- Swim beach: 7.4 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 2.9 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 2.9 mi
- Tegart Bluff: 6.9 mi
- Waud Bluff: 7.7 mi
- Phantom Bluff: 8.9 mi
- Fulton: 4.8 mi
- Latourell: 18.3 mi
- Bridal Veil: 20.5 mi
- Champoeg: 23.4 mi
- Roy: 24.4 mi
- School District Spring: 12.1 mi
- spring w/concrete cover: 18.6 mi
- Oliver Spring: 21.2 mi
- Giesy Spring: 21.8 mi
- Wahkeena Spring: 23.0 mi
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 18.7 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 18.7 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 18.9 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 20.3 mi
- Ed's Trail Arch: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Mount Tabor. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larch Mountain | NE 45° | 1,057 m | 20.1 mi |
| Elkhorn Mountain | NE 34° | 679 m | 19.0 mi |
| Pepper Mountain | E 87° | 655 m | 20.3 mi |
| Livingston Mountain | NE 43° | 595 m | 15.8 mi |
| Spud Mountain | NE 42° | 576 m | 16.9 mi |
| Dixie Mountain | NW 309° | 490 m | 20.6 mi |
| Highland Butte | SSE 159° | 470 m | 20.4 mi |
| Biddle Butte | ENE 76° | 447 m | 19.2 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 | 07:48 | 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.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/297136178
Day trips start here
- Portland Metropolitan Area · 3 mi
- Portland · 3 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Eastside · 3 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Southwest · 4 mi
- Milwaukie · 5 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Northwest · 5 mi
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