Mount Sylvania

Mount Sylvania is an extinct volcano, part of the Boring Lava Field, on the outskirts of . Parts of the mountain are within the cities of Portland, , and .
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  • Type: Mountain with an elevation of 951 feet
  • Description: extinct volcano in Portland, OR
  • Also known as: Mt. Sylvania

Places of Interest

Highlights include Capitol Hill Library and Maricara Natural Area.

Library
The is a branch of the Multnomah County Library, in the neighborhood of in the U.S. state of . The branch offers the Multnomah County Library catalog of two million books, periodicals and other materials.

Nature reserve
Photo: Ac530, CC BY 4.0.
is a nature reserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Portland Park and Far Southwest.

Suburb
is a neighborhood in the Southwest section of . It lies between SW 53rd Ave. in the west and SW 35th Ave. in the east, and I-5 in the north and SW Stephenson St. in the south.

Suburb
is a neighborhood in the Southwest section of . It is bordered on the west by I-5; on the north by I-5, SW Pasadena St, and SW Pomona St; on the east by SW 49th Ave. and Kerr Parkway; and on the south by SW Kruse Ridge Dr. and the southern border of the Portland Community College Sylvania Campus.

Suburb
is a neighborhood in the Southwest section of , just north of the city of and . It borders to the west, and to the north, and Tryon Creek State Natural Area to the east, and Lake Oswego and the unincorporated Multnomah County enclave of Englewood to the south.

Mount Sylvania

Latitude
45.43824° or 45° 26′ 18″ north
Longitude
-122.72208° or 122° 43′ 20″ west
Elevation
951 feet (290 metres)
Open location code
84QVC7QH+75
Geo­Names ID
5755755
Wiki­data ID
Q8522006
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Satellite Map

Discover Mount Sylvania from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“Mount Sylvania” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Sylvania mendia
  • Cebuano: Mount Sylvania (bukid sa Estados Unidos)
  • Cebuano: Mount Sylvania
  • Chinese: 西爾瓦尼亞山
  • Dutch: Mount Sylvania
  • Ladin: Mount Sylvania
  • Urdu: ماؤنٹ سیلوینیا

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include McNary City Park and Kerr Natural Area.

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