Southwest Hills is a neighborhood in the West Hills (Tualatin Mountains)

Tualatin Mountains

The Tualatin Mountains are a range of hills on the western border of Multnomah County, Oregon, United States...

 in the southwest section of Portland

Portland, Oregon

Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...

, Oregon

Oregon

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, United States

United States

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. The northeastern part of the neighborhood, above Goose Hollow

Goose Hollow, Portland, Oregon

Goose Hollow is a neighborhood in southwest Portland, Oregon. It acquired its distinctive name through early residents’ practice of letting their geese run free near the wooded ravine in the Tualatin Mountains now known as the Tanner Creek Canyon and in the now infilled Tanner Creek Gulch...

 and Downtown Portland

Downtown Portland

Downtown Portland, the city center of Portland, Oregon, United States, is located on the west bank of the Willamette River. It is in the northeastern corner of the southwest section of the city and is where most of the city's high-rise buildings are found....

, is known as Portland Heights. Much of the western portion of the neighborhood lies outside of Portland city limits, in unincorporated Multnomah County

Multnomah County, Oregon

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.

Neighborhood landmarks include Council Crest Park

Council Crest Park

Council Crest Park is a city park in southwest Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon. Amenities include paved and unpaved paths, a dog off-leash area, picnic tables, public art, a vista point, and a wedding site that can be reserved. The park, operated by Portland Parks & Recreation, is open...

 and Ainsworth Elementary School.

Parks

• Council Crest Park - SW Council Crest Dr.
• Governors Park - SW 13th Ave & Davenport St.
• Marquam Nature Park - SW Marquam St & Sam Jackson Park Rd.
• Norris House & Property - 4455 SW Terwilliger Blvd.
  Terwilliger Boulevard
  Terwilliger Boulevard is a street in Portland, Oregon, U.S. It begins at southwest 6th Avenue and Interstate 405 near Portland State University. It passes through the neighborhoods of Marquam Hill, Southwest Hills, and Burlingame and by Lewis and Clark College before ending at Oregon Route 43 in...
  
  
• Portland Heights Park - SW Patton Rd. & Old Orchard Rd.

Coordinates

• Portland Heights is located at 45.5056737°N 122.7031520°W
• Council Crest is located at 45.4990071°N 122.7056520 °W

History

• Council Crest: Dreamland of the Northwest — History of Council Crest amusement park from pdxhistory.com