The Columbia River Gorge is a canyon of the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. Up to 4,000 feet (1,200 m) deep, the canyon stretches...
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the Columbia as a key transportation route. Overland explorers entered the Willamette Valley through the scenic, but treacherous Columbia River Gorge, and...
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coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) Oneonta Gorge is a scenic gorge located in the Columbia River Gorge area of the American state of Oregon. The U.S...
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April 29, 1945. Hood River is at the confluence of the Hood River and the Columbia River in the heart of the Columbia River Gorge. The city is about 30...
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miles (210 km) west of Spokane. This venue offers views of the Columbia River, Columbia Gorge canyon, eastern Kittitas, and western Grant County.[citation...
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state of Oregon between Troutdale and The Dalles, built through the Columbia River Gorge between 1913 and 1922. As the first planned scenic roadway in the...
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cherries. Situated between Mount Hood and the Columbia River in the middle of the Columbia River Gorge, Hood River County is a popular destination for outdoor...
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Eagle Creek Fire (redirect from Columbia Gorge fire (2017))
The Eagle Creek Fire was a destructive wildfire in the Columbia River Gorge, largely in the U.S. state of Oregon, with smaller spot-fires in Washington...
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Missoula floods (category Columbia River Gorge)
Columbia River Gorge at the end of the last ice age. These floods were the result of periodic sudden ruptures of the ice dam on the Clark Fork River that...
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Multnomah Falls (category Columbia River Gorge)
the Columbia River Gorge, east of Troutdale, between Corbett and Dodson, Oregon, United States. The waterfall is accessible from the Historic Columbia River...
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Stevenson, Washington (category Columbia River Gorge)
Stevenson is a city in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area along the Columbia River in Skamania County, Washington, United States. It is the...
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Bridge of the Gods (land bridge) (category Columbia River Gorge)
(14 km2). The debris slid into the Columbia Gorge close to modern-day Cascade Locks, Oregon, blocking the Columbia River with a natural dam approximately...
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Carson, Washington (redirect from Carson River Valley, Washington)
a small census-designated place in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, north of the Columbia River in Skamania County, in the southwestern...
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Interstate 84 in Oregon (redirect from Columbia River Highway No. 2)
continues into the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. It passes through the cities of Hood River and The Dalles within the gorge and also serves...
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protecting the Columbia River Gorge as a National Scenic Area in 1986. She was "a backpacking and wildflower enthusiast who loved the Columbia Gorge and other...
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The Deschutes River (/dəˈʃuːts/ də-SHOOTS) in central Oregon is a major tributary of the Columbia River. The river provides much of the drainage on the...
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The Dalles, Oregon (category Columbia River Gorge)
along the Columbia River outside the Portland Metropolitan Area. The Dalles is 75 miles (121 km) east of Portland, within the Columbia River Gorge National...
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by the much larger and more ambitious Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area in 1986. The Columbia River Gorge was in a region of outstanding natural...
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River in the Columbia River Gorge. It rises in three separate forks on the north side of Mount Hood, within the Mount Hood Wilderness in Hood River County...
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White Salmon, Washington (category Columbia River Gorge)
Klickitat County, Washington, United States. It is located in the Columbia River Gorge. The population was 2,193 at the 2000 census, increased 1.4% to 2...
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(Washington) since 2002. It is adjacent to the Columbia River, near the east end of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. The airport, originally...
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cataclysmic floods that swept across eastern Washington and down the Columbia River Gorge approximately 40 times during a 2,000 year period. The cumulative...
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Crown Point (Oregon) (category Columbia River Gorge)
as Thor's Heights or Thor's Crown) is a basalt promontory on the Columbia River Gorge and an associated state park in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is located...
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Columbia Gorge is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) which includes land surrounding the Columbia River Gorge, straddling the border between Oregon and...
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Horsetail Falls (Oregon) (category Columbia River Gorge)
Tail Falls) is a waterfall located on Horsetail Creek along the Columbia River Gorge in Multnomah County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. The falls drop...
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Columbia Gorge Hotel is a historic hotel in Hood River, Oregon, United States. It was built by Simon Benson, who was involved with the Columbia Gorge...
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The Columbia Gorge Orchestra Association (CGOA) is a nonprofit organization that sponsors several performing ensembles in the Columbia River Gorge area...
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Oregon, United States, disappeared on December 7, 1958, in the Columbia River Gorge during a day trip to gather greenery for Christmas decorations. The...
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North Bonneville, Washington (category Columbia River Gorge)
North Bonneville is a city in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area along the Columbia River in Skamania County, Washington, United States. The...
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