Elk Rock Island

Elk Rock Island is an island on the Willamette River in the U.S. state of Oregon. The 12- to 13-acre island, formed 40 million years ago by a volcano, was given to Portland by Peter Kerr in 1940.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Elk Rock Garden and Wiley’s Seaplane Port.

Elk Rock Garden

Garden

Photo: Finetooth, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Elk Rock Garden, formerly Elk Rock Gardens of the Bishop's Close, is a historic 13-acre hillside estate garden in Dunthorpe, Oregon, just south of Portland, perched on cliffs above the Willamette River.

Wiley’s Seaplane Port

Airstrip

Photo: EncMstr, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wiley’s Seaplane Port is an airstrip.

Milwaukie/Main St station

Railway stop

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Milwaukie/Main St is a light rail station in downtown Milwaukie, Oregon, United States, served by TriMet as part of MAX Light Rail. It is the second northbound station on the Orange Line, preceded by the terminus at SE Park Ave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dunthorpe and Milwaukie.

Dunthorpe

Suburb

Photo: Tedder, CC BY 3.0.

Dunthorpe is a census-designated place and unincorporated suburb of Portland, Oregon, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 1,704.

Milwaukie

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Milwaukie is a city mostly in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States; a very small portion of the city extends into Multnomah County. The population was 21,119 at the 2020 census.

Milwaukie Heights

Quarter

Milwaukie Heights is an unincorporated community in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States.

Elk Rock Island

Type: Island
Description: Island in the Willamette River in the U.S. state of Oregon
Categories: river island and landform
Location: Clackamas, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

45.43651° or 45° 26′ 11″ north

Longitude

-122.64787° or 122° 38′ 52″ west

Elevation

39 feet (12 metres)

Open location code

84QVC9P2+JV

GeoNames ID

5725432

Wikidata ID

Q5364120

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Satellite Map

Discover Elk Rock Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Spanish—“Elk Rock Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Elk Rock Island”
Spanish: “Isla Elk Rock”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Briarwood and Waverly Heights.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Elk Rock Island Park and Elk Rock Island Natural Area.

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