Chanticleer Point
Chanticleer Point rises to 215 m in Oregon. Silver Star Mountain stands 1,337 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Rose Garden Labyrinth, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Columbia River passes 0.3 miles off.
The story
Chanticleer Point is a geographical landmark on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge. It is the first notable overlook encountered traveling east on the Historic Columbia River Highway. It is a typical location from which to take photos of the gorge featuring Crown Point and the Vista House prominently. It overlooks Rooster Rock State Park. The overlook is part of the Oregon state park system and its official name is the Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint. A plaque placed at the site describes the Forum's support of this landmark.
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Wikidata Q2105188, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 215 m
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
- 1.6 mi off the JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD
- 5.1 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 17.1 mi off the JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND
Overlooks nearby
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 1 mi
- Crown point · 1 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 4 mi
- Cigar Rock View · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rose Garden Labyrinth: 0.0 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 6.8 mi
- Herb Garden: 6.9 mi
- Thom Park Community Garden: 8.1 mi
- Gresham City Hall Community Garden: 8.6 mi
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint: 0.3 mi
- Hamllik Park: 3.7 mi
- George Schmid Memorial Park: 3.7 mi
- Mable Kerr Park: 3.8 mi
- Captain William Clark Park: 4.4 mi
- Crown Point: 1.0 mi
- Ross Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Cemetery Hill: 1.9 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 2.9 mi
- Chamberlain Hill: 3.8 mi
- Pioneer's Stone: 2.2 mi
- Cape Horn School: 5.8 mi
- Peace Pole: 5.9 mi
- Keith L. Lemmons: 7.2 mi
- To the Oregon Pioneers: 7.7 mi
- Upper Latourell Falls: 2.2 mi
- Latourell Falls: 2.3 mi
- Belle Center Falls: 3.0 mi
- Shepperd's Dell Falls: 3.3 mi
- Cape Horn Falls: 4.0 mi
- Oxbow Regional Park: 3.0 mi
- Sandy River Grove Reserve: 4.1 mi
- Indian John Island: 4.9 mi
- Chinquapin Bluffs West: 5.0 mi
- Arrow Creek Conservation Easement: 6.3 mi
- Devoted Passion: 5.6 mi
- Quaytskin: 5.8 mi
- Bald Eagle: 6.1 mi
- Fine Tuned Tulle: 8.2 mi
- Rockwood Sunrise: 10.0 mi
- Union Pacific Railcar: 5.8 mi
- Jerry's Car Barn: 5.9 mi
- McMenamins Edgefield: 6.9 mi
- Camas Potholes: 7.8 mi
- North American Bigfoot Center: 8.2 mi
- Barn Exhibit Hall: 5.7 mi
- Harlow House Museum: 5.7 mi
- Depot Rail Museum: 5.8 mi
- Sandy Historical Society: 9.7 mi
- Philip Foster Farm: 13.1 mi
- Wahkeena Picnic Site: 7.2 mi
- Ainsworth Day Use Area: 10.6 mi
- Picnic Area B: 15.8 mi
- Picnic Area A: 16.1 mi
- Picnic Area D: 17.4 mi
- Ozone Wall: 3.3 mi
- Farside: 3.6 mi
- Cape Horn: 4.0 mi
- Broughton Bluff: 5.4 mi
- Waespe Point: 9.4 mi
- Wahkeena Spring: 7.2 mi
- School District Spring: 10.9 mi
- Tanner Spring: 17.4 mi
- Big Cedar Spring: 17.9 mi
- Big Cedar Spring: 17.9 mi
- Cottonwood Beach: 4.0 mi
- Sandy River Beach: 5.6 mi
- Sandy Swimming Hole: 6.0 mi
- Swim beach: 9.1 mi
- Lieser Point: 16.1 mi
- Latourell: 2.4 mi
- Bridal Veil: 4.7 mi
- Dodson: 12.0 mi
- Fulton: 20.2 mi
- Ed's Trail Arch: 15.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Chanticleer Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Star Mountain | N 5° | 1,337 m | 14.6 mi |
| Sturgeon Rock | N 3° | 1,267 m | 14.6 mi |
| Palmer Peak | E 79° | 1,222 m | 12.7 mi |
| Larch Mountain | E 93° | 1,202 m | 8.5 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | NNE 14° | 1,198.3 m | 14.6 mi |
| Nesmith Point | ENE 74° | 1,180.2 m | 13.0 mi |
| Mount Talapus | E 83° | 1,178 m | 14.5 mi |
| Sherrard Point | E 92° | 1,146 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:43 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 20:16 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 15:39 | 16:29 |
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 | 40 | 43 | 47 | 51 | 58 | 62 | 68 | 68 | 63 | 54 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 6.3 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 4.6 | 7.5 | 7.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Troutdale, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1118822 — Chanticleer Point, Multnomah County, Oregon.
OpenStreetMap element node/357278778
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