Dog Mountain
Dog Mountain rises to 898 m in Washington. Mount Defiance stands 1,504 m to the south-southwest, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Dog Creek Falls, a waterfall 1.5 miles away. JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD passes 1.0 miles off.
The story
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). The mountain is the site of a popular hiking trail that begins on the north side of Route 14 at milepost 53. The 6-mile (9.7 km) trail winds through heavy forest to meadows and the site of a former fire lookout. After climbing steeply for about the first half mile (0.8 km), the trail splits into two forks that meet again at the summit. The lookout was built in 1931 and reconstructed in 1952 to watch for fires across the river in Oregon's Mount Hood National Forest. Outmoded by surveillance from roads and airplanes, the fire lookout was dismantled in 1967. Attractions include views of the Columbia Gorge, Mount Hood, Mount St. Helens, Wind Mountain and wildflowers, especially in May. Flowering plants along the trail include chocolate lily, woodland star, fairy slipper, hookedspur violet, yellow fawn lily, balsamroot, and Columbia kittentails. Hazards include poison oak, rattlesnakes, scorpions, and steep slopes. The trail's difficulty caused one writer to describe it as "a grueling hike", while another said that Dog Mountain might better be called "Dogged Mountain or possibly Doggone Mountain", and recommended good boots for descending its steep pitches. A fatality occurred on the mountain in 2003, when a hiker lost her footing and fell 500 feet (150 m). The trail is open year-round to hikers and to dogs on leashes, although in winter the upper portions may be snow covered at times. It cannot be used by people on horses or mountain bikes, and it is not suitable for wheelchairs. The permits fees, of 1-2 dollars, are to start the spring of 2018 to hike the trail and parking at the bottom requires a Northwest Forest Pass. The permit fee is waived if you ride the shuttle bus. Passes are available from a wide variety of vendors in Oregon and Washington.
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Wikidata Q5288207, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 898 m
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD
- 14.7 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
- 8.9 mi off the JCT SR 14 VIC BINGEN TO SKAMANIA COUNTY LINE
- 9.4 mi off the Mount Hood, National
Overlooks nearby
- Puppy Dog viewpoint · 1 mi
- Wygant Lower Viewpoint · 3 mi
- Mitchell Point Overlook · 4 mi
- Kodak Point · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dog Creek Falls: 1.5 mi
- Cabin Creek Falls: 2.1 mi
- Hole-in-the-Wall Falls: 2.1 mi
- Starvation Creek Falls: 2.1 mi
- Harrison Falls: 2.2 mi
- Cook Hill: 1.8 mi
- Viento West Bluff: 2.1 mi
- Augspurger Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Wind Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Shellrock Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Wind Mountain Overlook: 2.2 mi
- Summit Creek Viaduct: 2.2 mi
- Construction of the Columbia River Highway: 2.3 mi
- Jay D. Conant: 4.4 mi
- Bob Hanel: 7.8 mi
- Perham Creek Spring: 3.8 mi
- White Horse Spring: 4.5 mi
- Oak Grove Spring: 6.3 mi
- Japanese Spring: 7.4 mi
- Hakel Spring: 7.5 mi
- Family Man Mountain Bike Skills Park: 5.4 mi
- Kingsley Reservoir County Park: 5.5 mi
- Big Cedars County Park: 6.4 mi
- Ruthton County Park: 6.6 mi
- Oak Grove County Park: 6.8 mi
- Reflections of a Cultural Landscape: 8.6 mi
- Hood River Housing: 8.6 mi
- Sayre Taft Colt: 8.7 mi
- Wisdom of Decay: 8.9 mi
- Horse: 8.9 mi
- Red Bluffs: 12.4 mi
- Red Bluffs: 12.6 mi
- Red Bluffs: 12.7 mi
- Coyote Wall: 14.3 mi
- Wankers Columns: 15.0 mi
- Starvation Creek State Park: 2.0 mi
- Great Camas Patch: 5.7 mi
- Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail: 14.1 mi
- Toll Bridge County Park: 14.9 mi
- Mosier Plateau Preserve: 15.3 mi
- Oxbow Fish Hatchery: 8.2 mi
- The Henderson Monument: 9.3 mi
- Skamania County Fairgrounds: 9.4 mi
- Sternwheeler Columbia Gorge: 9.8 mi
- Wet Planet Rafting: 11.8 mi
- Westside Community Garden: 8.1 mi
- Community Garden: 8.3 mi
- Scott Johnson Community Garden: 8.5 mi
- Thomsen Orchard Community Garden: 10.1 mi
- Lela Hudson Memorial Garden: 10.5 mi
- Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum: 8.1 mi
- The History Museum: 9.3 mi
- Cascade Locks Historical Museum: 10.0 mi
- Bradford Island Visitors Center: 12.8 mi
- Hutson Museum: 14.6 mi
- Home Valley Beach: 3.8 mi
- Windboarding Beachhead: 8.6 mi
- Slackwater Beach: 9.1 mi
- Marina Beach: 9.4 mi
- Koberg Beach: 10.7 mi
- Eagle Creek Day Use Area: 12.1 mi
- Hemlock Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
- Ice Cave Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
- Ainsworth Day Use Area: 19.4 mi
- Wahkeena Picnic Site: 22.8 mi
- Kodak Point Highway Pullout: 9.5 mi
- Memaloose Park Rest Area Eastbound: 17.3 mi
- Memaloose Park Rest Area Westbound: 17.5 mi
- Chamberlain Lake Safety Rest Area: 18.1 mi
- Natural Bridges: 16.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Dog Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Defiance | SSW 193° | 1,504 m | 4.8 mi |
| Indian Mountain | SSW 208° | 1,491 m | 13.2 mi |
| Little Huckleberry Mountain | N 359° | 1,457.2 m | 11.6 mi |
| Green Point Mountain | SSW 208° | 1,443.8 m | 7.2 mi |
| Chinidere Mountain | SSW 211° | 1,416 m | 10.5 mi |
| Tomlike Mountain | SSW 213° | 1,387 m | 8.9 mi |
| Tanner Butte | SW 224° | 1,355 m | 14.4 mi |
| Big Huckleberry Mountain | NNW 336° | 1,283 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:40 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 20:15 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 15:36 | 16:26 |
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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/5238299339
Day trips start here
- Cascade Locks · 9 mi
- Hood River · 9 mi
- Stevenson · 9 mi
- Mount Hood · 14 mi
- Mount Hood and Columbia Gorge · 20 mi
- The Dalles · 26 mi
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