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Mitchell Point Overlook

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Looking north-west from Mitchell Point Overlook. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.

Mitchell Point Overlook sits at 164 feet elevation along the byway connecting the Gibbons Creek crossing near Washougal to the Plymouth Industrial Road junction, facing 330 degrees. The terrain drops 85 feet within 600 meters of the overlook. Dog Creek Falls is visible to the west-northwest at 2.6 miles, sitting at 411 feet elevation. Farther in the same general direction, Dog Mountain rises to 2,945 feet, 4.0 miles away, while the Puppy Dog viewpoint lies to the west at 3.9 miles and 2,552 feet. The nearest towns are Washougal, Springdale, and Troutdale, each roughly 36 to 39 miles to the west-southwest. Daylight hours vary through the year: sunrise runs from about 05:18 in June to 07:45 in December, with sunset ranging from 16:26 in December to 21:00 in June. This overlook follows Panorama Point Vista House along the route.

Access
0.6 mi detour
Elevation
164 ft
View
Northwest · 330°
Relief
85 ft drop
In view
3 named features
I-84 in Columbia Gorge
Šarūnas Burdulis from USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Oregon/Washington
Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
I-84 at Mitchell Point, Hood River, Oregon / Cook, Washington. Stitched together from five photos.
Tony Webster from Portland, Oregon · CC BY 2.0 · source
Hood River, Oregon
Tony Webster from San Francisco, California · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Looking north from Mitchell Point, one can see the way the gorge steepens as landslides slough into the river. Seneca Fouts Memorial State Park, Oregon
Glenn Scofield Williams from Portland, Oregon, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source
Mitchell Point (Oregon)
Another Believer · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

What you’re looking at

Named terrain inside the view from this overlook, nearest first.

  • Dog Creek Falls411 ftwest-northwest · 2.6 mi
  • Puppy Dog viewpoint2,552 ftwest · 3.9 mi
  • Dog Mountain2,945 ftwest-northwest · 4.0 mi

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:1019:1918:40
June solstice05:1821:0020:14
September equinox06:5419:0618:27
December solstice07:4516:2615:36

Local time (America/Los_Angeles). Computed for this exact position.

Where it is

  • Washougal36.2 mi west-southwest
  • Springdale36.7 mi west-southwest
  • Troutdale38.8 mi west-southwest
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Dog Mountain · WikipediaCC BY-SA

Dog Mountain rises above the north side of the Columbia River Gorge in the U.S. state of Washington. The base of the mountain is in Skamania County along Washington State Route 14, about 9 miles (14 km) east of Stevenson and 53 miles (85 km) east of Vancouver. From its base at 150 feet (46 m), it climbs steeply to an elevation of 2,948 feet (899 m).

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How high is Mitchell Point Overlook?

Mitchell Point Overlook sits at about 164 feet (50 m).

What can you see from Mitchell Point Overlook?

From Mitchell Point Overlook: Dog Creek Falls (WNW, 2.6 mi); Puppy Dog viewpoint (W, 3.9 mi); Dog Mountain (WNW, 4.0 mi).

What is the nearest town to Mitchell Point Overlook?

Washougal, 36 miles WSW of Mitchell Point Overlook.

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