Powell Butte
Powell Butte rises to 191 m in Oregon. Larch Mountain stands 1,057 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Powell Butte Nature Park, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Mount Hood passes 4.5 miles off.
The story
Powell Butte is an extinct cinder cone butte in Portland, Oregon, United States. It is part of the Boring Lava Field, which includes more than 80 small volcanic edifices and lava flows in the Portland–Vancouver metropolitan area. The region around Powell Butte has a cool climate, and the butte and its surroundings feature meadows, rivers, and mixed forests. Powell Butte hosts the Powell Butte Nature Park, which includes about 612 acres (2.48 km2) of trails for biking, hiking, and horseback riding. Powell Butte lies within historic territory of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon. The land surrounding the butte has been used for an orchard and dairy farming. Today two underground reservoirs at the Butte each hold 50,000,000 US gallons (190,000,000 L) of fresh water as a primary part of the public water system for Portland and much of the surrounding region.
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Wikidata Q7236059, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 191 m
How to reach it
- 4.5 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 6.7 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
- 10.8 mi off the JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD
- 12.7 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 · 12 mi
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 12 mi
- Crown point · 13 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Powell Butte Nature Park: 0.2 mi
- Gilbert Ridge Natural Area: 0.8 mi
- Mitchell Creek Natural Area: 2.1 mi
- Upper Mitchell Creek Natural Area: 2.2 mi
- Gresham Woods Natural Area: 2.2 mi
- Gates Park: 0.9 mi
- Gilbert HydroPark: 1.0 mi
- Southeast District Headquarters: 1.1 mi
- Kingsley D. Bundy Park: 1.1 mi
- Lynchwood Park: 1.2 mi
- Clatsop Butte: 1.0 mi
- Jenne Butte: 1.2 mi
- Grant Butte: 2.0 mi
- Kelly Butte: 2.6 mi
- Scouters Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Shotwell Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Heart Beacon: 2.8 mi
- Robert Delgado memorial: 3.2 mi
- Heroes Memorial & Tribute: 3.7 mi
- Nichaqwli Monument: 5.2 mi
- Portland Memory Garden: 2.6 mi
- Yamhill Neighborhood Park Community Garden: 2.8 mi
- Lents Community Garden: 3.3 mi
- Gresham City Hall Community Garden: 3.5 mi
- Kirkland Union Manor Senior Garden: 3.6 mi
- Rockwood Sunrise: 2.8 mi
- Fine Tuned Tulle: 3.8 mi
- The Grand Calabash: 3.9 mi
- Unity 2: 3.9 mi
- The Reader: 3.9 mi
- Knapp Falls: 2.9 mi
- Hidden Falls: 4.7 mi
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 6.4 mi
- Pothole Falls: 9.1 mi
- Lower Falls: 9.3 mi
- Pickathon Music Festival / Pendarvis Farm: 3.3 mi
- McMenamins Edgefield: 5.7 mi
- Bob's Red Mill - World Headquarters: 6.0 mi
- Crystal Springs Rhododendron Gardens: 6.4 mi
- Union Pacific Railcar: 6.9 mi
- Zymoglyphic Museum: 5.1 mi
- Oregon Military Museum: 5.9 mi
- Hellenic-American Cultural Center & Museum: 6.8 mi
- Harlow House Museum: 6.9 mi
- Barn Exhibit Hall: 6.9 mi
- Picnic Area B: 4.6 mi
- Picnic Area A: 4.9 mi
- Picnic Area D: 6.3 mi
- Picnic Area E: 6.3 mi
- Picnic Area C: 6.4 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 5.1 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 5.2 mi
- Tegart Bluff: 5.2 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 5.4 mi
- Madrone Wall: 7.0 mi
- Swim beach: 5.3 mi
- Sandy River Beach: 7.0 mi
- Poet's Beach: 8.2 mi
- Lieser Point: 9.1 mi
- Sandy Swimming Hole: 9.6 mi
- School District Spring: 11.5 mi
- spring w/concrete cover: 15.4 mi
- Wahkeena Spring: 19.2 mi
- Giesy Spring: 22.6 mi
- Oliver Spring: 24.1 mi
- Fulton: 8.2 mi
- Latourell: 14.4 mi
- Bridal Veil: 16.7 mi
- Dodson: 24.1 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 19.8 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 19.9 mi
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 21.6 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 23.2 mi
- Ed's Trail Arch: 22.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Powell Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larch Mountain | NNE 32° | 1,057 m | 18.8 mi |
| Lookout Point | E 91° | 802 m | 18.2 mi |
| Walker Peak | E 93° | 736 m | 18.1 mi |
| Devils Rest | ENE 74° | 732 m | 18.9 mi |
| Elkhorn Mountain | NNE 20° | 679 m | 18.6 mi |
| Pepper Mountain | E 80° | 655 m | 16.2 mi |
| Bobs Mountain | NE 54° | 643 m | 19.2 mi |
| Lenhart Butte | ESE 120° | 638 m | 18.9 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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