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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 county seat of Skamania County [ 5 ] and home to the Skamania County Court House and Sheriff's Office.
Castlegar, British Columbia: Rail bridge Canadian Pacific Railway: Castlegar, British Columbia to Robson, British Columbia: Castlegar-Robson Bridge: Broadwater Road Keenleyside Dam: 780.0 North of Castlegar, British Columbia: Needles Cable Ferry: Highway 6: Needles, British Columbia to Fauquier, British Columbia: Arrow Park Ferry: West Arrow ...
The Columbia River (Upper Chinook: Wimahl or Wimal; Sahaptin: Nch’i-Wàna or Nchi wana; Sinixt dialect swah'netk'qhu) is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. [14] The river forms in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, Canada.
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 for over eighty miles (130 km) as the river winds westward through the Cascade Range , forming the boundary between the state of Washington to the north and Oregon to the south. [ 1 ]
Beacon Rock State Park is a geologic preserve and public recreation area on Route 14 in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area in Skamania County, Washington, United States. The park takes its name from Beacon Rock, an 848-foot (258 m) basalt volcanic plug on the north shore of the Columbia River 32 miles (51 km) east of Vancouver.
Underwood is located along Washington State Route 14 at the confluence of the White Salmon and Columbia Rivers. The community lies at the southeastern corner of Skamania County. Underwood is across the Columbia River from Hood River, Oregon, and 2 miles (3.2 km) west of White Salmon, Washington. Mount Hood in Oregon can be seen on a clear day
Opened in 1966, it is more than 4 miles long and built to withstand vicious currents and waves and winds of up to 150 mph howling through the Columbia River Gorge. But it was not built for this.
Beacon Rock State Park is located east of Skamania. The town is also near the Sams Walker Day Use Site, which is maintained by the US Forest Service.The community is sandwiched between Pierce National Wildlife Refuge and Franz Lake National Wildlife Refuge, home to wintering grounds for tundra swans and 35 acres (140,000 m 2) of wapato, previously extinct in Washington and endangered in Oregon ...