Cliff · Washington
Red Bluffs
Red Bluffs is a cliff in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 578 m. Mount Defiance stands 1,504 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD passes 3.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 578 m
How to reach it
Coordinates45.70373, -121.96258
- 3.2 mi off the JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD
- 7.8 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
- 21.2 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 21.3 mi off the JCT SR 14 VIC BINGEN TO SKAMANIA COUNTY LINE
Overlooks nearby
- Buck Point · 5 mi
- Wauna Viewpoint · 5 mi
- Hardy Falls Viewpoint · 5 mi
- Franz Lake Viewpoint · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Greenleaf Peak: 0.7 mi
- Table Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Sacagawea and Papoose Rocks: 2.2 mi
- Rock Creek Butte: 2.8 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 2.8 mi
Waterfalls
- Greenleaf Falls: 1.0 mi
- Upper Rock Creek Falls: 3.0 mi
- Steep Creek Falls: 3.2 mi
- Lower Rock Creek Falls: 3.2 mi
- Cedar Falls: 3.6 mi
Parks
- Rock Creek Park: 3.4 mi
- Bass Lake Recreation Area: 3.7 mi
- Gateway Park: 3.8 mi
- North Shore Recreation Area: 3.9 mi
- Walnut Park: 3.9 mi
Historic sites
- Fort Raines: 4.1 mi
- Pacific Crest Trail Cascade Locks: 4.2 mi
- Win S. Acton: 4.8 mi
- Hadley Grove: 5.5 mi
- Construction of the Columbia River Highway: 11.2 mi
Artworks: 35
- Running Free: 4.8 mi
- Reflections of a Cultural Landscape: 21.1 mi
- Hood River Housing: 21.2 mi
- Sayre Taft Colt: 21.3 mi
- Wisdom of Decay: 21.5 mi
Springs: 35
- East Spring: 5.3 mi
- Teakettle Spring: 6.7 mi
- Tanner Spring: 10.4 mi
- Big Cedar Spring: 11.1 mi
- Big Cedar Spring: 11.2 mi
Nature reserves: 16
- Pierce Island: 6.1 mi
- Great Camas Patch: 7.0 mi
- Starvation Creek State Park: 13.2 mi
- Oxbow Regional Park: 21.3 mi
- Chinquapin Bluffs West: 22.0 mi
Attractions: 13
- Skamania County Fairgrounds: 3.5 mi
- Sternwheeler Columbia Gorge: 4.0 mi
- Bonneville Fish Hatchery: 4.9 mi
- Oxbow Fish Hatchery: 5.3 mi
- Little Huckleberry Trail No 47 Trailhead: 18.7 mi
Gardens: 10
- Community Garden: 5.2 mi
- Rose Garden Labyrinth: 18.6 mi
- Westside Community Garden: 20.7 mi
- Scott Johnson Community Garden: 21.0 mi
- Thomsen Orchard Community Garden: 22.5 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Red Bluffs: 0.1 mi
- Red Bluffs: 0.5 mi
- Waespe Point: 10.1 mi
- Cape Horn: 14.6 mi
- Farside: 15.0 mi
Museums: 8
- Cascade Locks Historical Museum: 4.1 mi
- Bradford Island Visitors Center: 4.4 mi
- Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum: 20.4 mi
- Hutson Museum: 21.8 mi
- The History Museum: 22.0 mi
Beaches: 8
- Home Valley Beach: 8.9 mi
- Cottonwood Beach: 20.5 mi
- Sandy Swimming Hole: 21.1 mi
- Windboarding Beachhead: 21.2 mi
- Slackwater Beach: 21.8 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Eagle Creek Day Use Area: 4.7 mi
- Hemlock Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
- Ainsworth Day Use Area: 9.0 mi
- Wahkeena Picnic Site: 11.9 mi
- Sunset Falls Day Use Area: 16.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Dodson: 7.7 mi
- Bridal Veil: 14.3 mi
- Latourell: 16.7 mi
Natural arches: 2
- Ed's Trail Arch: 13.9 mi
- Natural Bridges: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Kodak Point Highway Pullout: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Red Bluffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Defiance | ESE 108° | 1,504 m | 12.2 mi |
| Indian Mountain | SSE 149° | 1,491 m | 12.5 mi |
| Green Point Mountain | ESE 120° | 1,443.8 m | 10.8 mi |
| Chinidere Mountain | SE 138° | 1,416 m | 10.9 mi |
| Tomlike Mountain | SE 130° | 1,387 m | 10.2 mi |
| Tanner Butte | SSE 164° | 1,355 m | 9.9 mi |
| Soda Peaks | NNW 340° | 1,351 m | 13.2 mi |
| Twin Rocks | NNW 332° | 1,295 m | 13.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:41 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 20:16 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 15:37 | 16:27 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 45 | 51 | 57 | 63 | 68 | 69 | 64 | 54 | 45 | 38 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cascade Locks, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/356540952
Day trips start here
- Stevenson · 4 mi
- Cascade Locks · 5 mi
- Washougal · 20 mi
- Hood River · 22 mi
- Mount Hood · 22 mi
- Camas · 23 mi
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