Picnic site · Oregon
Shelter A
Shelter A is a picnic site in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 58 m. Larch Mountain stands 1,057 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Peninsula Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD passes 4.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 57.7 m
How to reach it
Coordinates45.56803, -122.67429
- 4.4 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD
- 9.8 mi off the JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND
- 11.9 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
- 12.5 mi off the Mount Hood, National
Overlooks nearby
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 20 mi
- Crown point · 21 mi
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 22 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Peninsula Park: 0.0 mi
- Sumner-Albina Park: 0.5 mi
- Patton Square Park: 0.6 mi
- Mallory Meadows Park: 0.6 mi
- Farragut Park: 0.9 mi
Gardens
- Peninsula Park Rose Garden: 0.1 mi
- Learning Garden: 0.3 mi
- Grasslands Garden: 1.0 mi
- Woodlawn Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Kenton Neighborhood Rose Garden: 1.1 mi
Artworks
- Robot Alley: 1.0 mi
- The Decemberists: 1.0 mi
- Phipps Rexall Drugs: 1.1 mi
- Sluto: 1.2 mi
- Paul Bunyan Statue: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Waud Bluff: 1.4 mi
- Flyway Wetlands Natural Area: 2.1 mi
- Waud Bluff Trail: 2.3 mi
- Catkin Marsh Natural Area: 2.5 mi
- Harbor View Property: 3.2 mi
Historic sites
- Gladys Sims McCoy Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Rob Strasser Field: 2.1 mi
- William V. Owens Softball Complex: 2.1 mi
- The Broken Wall Memorial: 2.4 mi
- LEWIS AND CLARK CENTENNIAL, AMERICAN PACIFIC EXPOSITION AND ORIENTAL FAIR 1905: 2.7 mi
Attractions
- Portland Walking Tours: 3.0 mi
- Portland Center Stage at The Armory: 3.0 mi
- Crystal Ballroom: 3.2 mi
- Bill Naito Legacy Fountain: 3.2 mi
- Pittock Mansion: 3.6 mi
Peaks
- Cornell Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Council Crest: 5.1 mi
- Elk Point: 5.2 mi
- Swede Hill: 5.4 mi
- Rocky Butte: 5.4 mi
Museums: 55
- Portland Museum of Modern Art: 0.5 mi
- The Freakybuttrue Peculiarium and Museum: 2.5 mi
- Japanese American Museum of Oregon: 2.9 mi
- Northwest Museum of Cartoon: 2.9 mi
- Portland Chinatown Museum: 3.0 mi
Waterfalls: 35
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 6.4 mi
- Cedar Mill Falls: 6.7 mi
- Knapp Falls: 8.8 mi
- Jackson Falls: 13.3 mi
- Pothole Falls: 13.3 mi
Picnic sites: 25
- Picnic Area F: 3.9 mi
- Picnic Area A: 3.9 mi
- Picnic Area E: 4.0 mi
- Picnic Area B: 4.0 mi
- Picnic Area D: 4.0 mi
Beaches: 15
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 1.6 mi
- North Beach: 2.8 mi
- Surprise Beach: 3.5 mi
- Poet's Beach: 4.2 mi
- Lieser Point: 5.1 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Waud Bluff: 2.6 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 5.3 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 5.5 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 5.6 mi
- Tegart Bluff: 10.1 mi
Ghost towns: 7
- Fulton: 6.7 mi
- Roy: 19.8 mi
- Greenville: 21.3 mi
- Latourell: 22.2 mi
- Thatcher: 22.6 mi
Springs: 5
- School District Spring: 12.9 mi
- Oliver Spring: 20.9 mi
- Fern Spring: 21.5 mi
- spring w/concrete cover: 23.8 mi
- Giesy Spring: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 14.4 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 16.0 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 20.9 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 21.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Ed's Trail Arch: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Shelter A. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larch Mountain | ENE 61° | 1,057 m | 21.0 mi |
| Elkhorn Mountain | NE 51° | 679 m | 18.8 mi |
| Livingston Mountain | ENE 63° | 595 m | 16.7 mi |
| Spotted Deer Mountain | NE 46° | 594 m | 20.0 mi |
| Spud Mountain | ENE 61° | 576 m | 17.6 mi |
| Rye Hill | NW 305° | 566 m | 21.0 mi |
| Dixie Mountain | NW 307° | 490 m | 15.1 mi |
| Little Baldy | ENE 60° | 437 m | 15.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:44 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 20:18 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:41 | 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 | 42 | 45 | 48 | 53 | 59 | 63 | 69 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 47 | 42 |
| Precip in | 6.4 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 6.6 | 7.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland Kgw-tv, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/899351836
Day trips start here
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- Portland (Oregon)/Northwest · 3 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Southwest · 4 mi
- Portland Metropolitan Area · 5 mi
- Vancouver · 6 mi
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