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Zigzag Mountain

Zigzag Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Zigzag Mountain rises to 1,526 m in Oregon. Mount Hood stands 3,429 m to the east-northeast, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is East Zigzag Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Mount Hood passes 2.5 miles off.

The story

Zigzag Mountain is a volcanic mountain in Clackamas County in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is located 7.1 miles (11.4 km) west-southwest of Mount Hood, 5.2 miles (8.4 km) northwest of Government Camp, 5.3 miles (8.5 km) east of Zigzag, and north of the Zigzag River. Because of its proximity to Mount Hood, it is considered a foothill. The highest peak has an elevation of over 5,007 feet (1,526 m). Another peak, East Zigzag, is 4,973 feet (1,516 m) and was the site of a United States Forest Service fire lookout station which was destroyed prior to 1970. The mountain is capped by Pliocene andesite and basalt. The "Zigzag" name used was apparently derived from Oregon pioneer Joel Palmer's description of the zigzagging route he used to descend from Mount Hood's Zigzag Canyon (in which Zigzag Glacier is located) and on down what is now Zigzag Mountain.

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Wikidata Q8071820, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1526 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.34636, -121.83773

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • East Zigzag Mountain: 1.1 mi
  • West Zigzag Mountain: 2.3 mi
  • Cape Horn: 2.5 mi
  • Laurel Hill: 2.8 mi
  • Slide Mountain: 3.1 mi
Waterfalls
Parks: 52
  • Hoodland County Park: 5.4 mi
  • Barlow Wayside Park: 10.3 mi
  • Routson County Park: 14.4 mi
  • Dimmick Park: 17.9 mi
  • Hole in the Wall Day Use Area: 18.7 mi
Springs: 51
  • Salvation Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Jack Springs: 13.9 mi
  • Cold Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Stone Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Kane Springs: 14.2 mi
Cliffs: 19
  • Mississippi Head: 5.5 mi
  • Salmon River Slab: 6.3 mi
  • Illumination Rock: 6.3 mi
  • Sandy Glacier Headwall: 6.4 mi
  • Hawkins Ridge: 6.6 mi
Historic sites: 15
  • Upper Sandy Guard Station Cabin: 3.5 mi
  • Susannah Lee Barlow & Samuel Kimbrough Barlow: 5.1 mi
  • Gnarl Ridge Shelter Remains: 9.2 mi
  • Win S. Acton: 20.6 mi
  • To the Oregon Pioneers: 20.9 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Attractions: 9
Museums: 5
Picnic sites: 5
  • Frog Lake Day Use Area: 11.3 mi
  • Ainsworth Day Use Area: 20.1 mi
  • Eagle Creek Day Use Area: 20.8 mi
  • Wahkeena Picnic Site: 21.2 mi
  • Two Rivers Picnic Site: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Community Garden: 22.9 mi
  • Rose Garden Labyrinth: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
Artworks: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Zigzag Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HoodENE 75°3,429 m7.1 mi
Illumination RockENE 76°2,909 m6.4 mi
Pulpit RockENE 69°2,663 m7.3 mi
Barrett SpurENE 63°2,393 m7.5 mi
Barrett SpurENE 65°2,392 m7.4 mi
Langille CragsENE 68°2,205 m8.5 mi
Lamberson ButteE 85°2,022 m9.3 mi
Elk MountainE 94°1,712 m11.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4119:20
June solstice05:2020:1421:00
September equinox06:5518:2819:07
December solstice07:4515:3916:28

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323235384550585954453631
Precip in12.69.69.47.85.84.00.91.13.18.412.714.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Government Camp, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1152776 — Zigzag Mountain, Clackamas County, Oregon.

OpenStreetMap element node/357318441

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