- Elevation
- 25 m
- Tallest summit within 13.3 miles
- Mount Defiance1,504 m · 8.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD0.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:01local time
- Coordinates
- 45.6684, -121.8971
Thunder Island is a park in Washington, at a recorded 25 m. Mount Defiance stands 1,504 m to the east, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Cascade Locks Marine Park, a park 0.1 miles away. JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD passes 0.5 miles off.
- Elevation
- 25 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Thunder Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Defiance | E 99° | 1,504 m | 8.6 mi |
| Indian Mountain | SSE 158° | 1,491 m | 8.9 mi |
| Green Point Mountain | ESE 116° | 1,443.8 m | 6.8 mi |
| Buck Peak | S 171° | 1,443 m | 11.9 mi |
| Chinidere Mountain | SE 144° | 1,416 m | 7.0 mi |
| Tomlike Mountain | SE 132° | 1,387 m | 6.2 mi |
| Table Mountain | S 178° | 1,383.8 m | 10.8 mi |
| Lost Lake Butte | SSE 158° | 1,362 m | 12.9 mi |
- 0.5 mi off the JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD
- 8.1 mi off the Historic Columbia RiverNational
- 17.5 mi off the Mount HoodNational
- 18.9 mi off the JCT SR 14 VIC BINGEN TO SKAMANIA COUNTY LINE
Overlooks nearby
- Buck Point · 2 mi
- Wauna Viewpoint · 3 mi
- Hardy Falls Viewpoint · 6 mi
- Franz Lake Viewpoint · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Cascade Locks Marine Park: 0.1 mi
- Tollbridge Park: 0.4 mi
- Rock Creek Park: 1.6 mi
- Gateway Park: 1.8 mi
- Children's Play Park: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
- Pacific Crest Trail Cascade Locks: 0.2 mi
- Fort Raines: 1.5 mi
- Win S. Acton: 3.3 mi
- Hadley Grove: 6.5 mi
- Construction of the Columbia River Highway: 8.2 mi
Waterfalls
- Dry Creek Falls: 1.7 mi
- Lower Ruckel Creek Falls: 1.9 mi
- Lower Rock Creek Falls: 2.1 mi
- Upper Rock Creek Falls: 2.2 mi
- Pacific Crest Falls: 2.5 mi
Peaks
- Wauna Point: 2.9 mi
- Sacagawea and Papoose Rocks: 3.7 mi
- Aldrich Butte: 4.1 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Munra Point: 4.4 mi
Springs: 46
- East Spring: 1.8 mi
- Teakettle Spring: 2.8 mi
- Tanner Spring: 7.7 mi
- Big Cedar Spring: 8.2 mi
- Big Cedar Spring: 8.2 mi
Artworks: 35
- Running Free: 3.7 mi
- Reflections of a Cultural Landscape: 18.1 mi
- Hood River Housing: 18.2 mi
- Sayre Taft Colt: 18.4 mi
- Horse: 18.6 mi
Cliffs: 19
- Red Bluffs: 4.0 mi
- Red Bluffs: 4.0 mi
- Red Bluffs: 4.1 mi
- Waespe Point: 10.7 mi
- Cape Horn: 16.0 mi
Attractions: 11
- Sternwheeler Columbia Gorge: 0.3 mi
- Skamania County Fairgrounds: 1.6 mi
- Oxbow Fish Hatchery: 1.8 mi
- Bonneville Fish Hatchery: 3.9 mi
- Little Huckleberry Trail No 47 Trailhead: 18.8 mi
Nature reserves: 10
- Great Camas Patch: 5.0 mi
- Pierce Island: 6.3 mi
- Toll Bridge County Park: 18.8 mi
- Wildwood Recreation Site: 22.4 mi
- Oxbow Regional Park: 22.4 mi
Beaches: 9
- Home Valley Beach: 6.4 mi
- Windboarding Beachhead: 18.5 mi
- Slackwater Beach: 18.9 mi
- Marina Beach: 19.2 mi
- Koberg Beach: 20.4 mi
Gardens: 8
- Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Westside Community Garden: 17.7 mi
- Scott Johnson Community Garden: 18.0 mi
- Thomsen Orchard Community Garden: 19.3 mi
- Rose Garden Labyrinth: 20.0 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Eagle Creek Day Use Area: 2.4 mi
- Ainsworth Day Use Area: 9.5 mi
- Hemlock Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
- Wahkeena Picnic Site: 12.8 mi
- Sunset Falls Day Use Area: 20.0 mi
Museums: 5
- Cascade Locks Historical Museum: 0.1 mi
- Bradford Island Visitors Center: 2.9 mi
- Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum: 17.2 mi
- Hutson Museum: 17.8 mi
- The History Museum: 19.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Dodson: 8.0 mi
- Bridal Veil: 15.4 mi
- Latourell: 17.8 mi
Natural arches: 2
- Ed's Trail Arch: 17.7 mi
- Natural Bridges: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Kodak Point Highway Pullout: 19.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:41 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 20:15 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:28 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 15:37 | 16:27 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
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, 1 mi away.
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- Cascade Locks · 1 mi
- Stevenson · 2 mi
- Hood River · 18 mi
- Mount Hood · 18 mi
- Washougal · 23 mi
- Camas · 25 mi
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