Elk Rock Island | |
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Location | Milwaukie, Oregon, U.S. |
Coordinates | 45°26′10″N 122°38′53″W / 45.436°N 122.648°W [1] |
Created | 1955[ citation needed] |
Elk Rock Island is an island on the Willamette River in the U.S. state of Oregon. [2] The 12- to 13-acre (4.9- to 5.3-ha) island, formed 40 million years ago by a volcano, was given to Portland by Peter Kerr in 1940. [3] [4] [5] The city of Milwaukie took ownership of the park in April 2016. [6] The island is accessible via Spring Park.
The island contains deciduous forest, mixed evergreen-deciduous forest and perennial graminoid vegetation. [7] [8] It is one of the last stands of the Oregon White Oak. [9]
Elk Rock Island | |
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![]() The island in 2008 | |
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Location | Milwaukie, Oregon, U.S. |
Coordinates | 45°26′10″N 122°38′53″W / 45.436°N 122.648°W [1] |
Created | 1955[ citation needed] |
Elk Rock Island is an island on the Willamette River in the U.S. state of Oregon. [2] The 12- to 13-acre (4.9- to 5.3-ha) island, formed 40 million years ago by a volcano, was given to Portland by Peter Kerr in 1940. [3] [4] [5] The city of Milwaukie took ownership of the park in April 2016. [6] The island is accessible via Spring Park.
The island contains deciduous forest, mixed evergreen-deciduous forest and perennial graminoid vegetation. [7] [8] It is one of the last stands of the Oregon White Oak. [9]