Zigzag Mountain
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
- 2.5 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 18.4 mi off the West Cascades, National
- 20.1 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
- 21.1 mi off the JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD
Overlooks nearby
- Zigzag Canyon Rim · 5 mi
- Sahalie Falls Viewpoint · 10 mi
- Wauna Viewpoint · 21 mi
- Buck Point · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Little Zigzag Falls: 3.2 mi
- Yocum Falls: 3.5 mi
- Ramona Falls: 3.8 mi
- Paradise Branch Falls: 4.2 mi
- Sandy River Falls: 4.2 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Wildwood Recreation Site: 7.5 mi
- Roaring River Wilderness: 15.6 mi
- Toll Bridge County Park: 17.7 mi
- Pierce Island: 20.7 mi
- Tickle Creek Park: 22.2 mi
- Underwater Viewing Chamber: 7.7 mi
- Underwater Viewing Chamber: 7.7 mi
- West Coast Airlines Flight 956: 9.7 mi
- Clackamas Lake Historic Guard Station: 17.6 mi
- Bonneville Fish Hatchery: 20.6 mi
- Mt. Hood Cultural Center and Museum: 5.1 mi
- Hutson Museum: 16.7 mi
- Sandy Historical Society: 20.7 mi
- Bradford Island Visitors Center: 21.0 mi
- Cascade Locks Historical Museum: 22.4 mi
- 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
- Dodson: 20.3 mi
- Bridal Veil: 22.0 mi
- Latourell: 22.8 mi
- Community Garden: 22.9 mi
- Rose Garden Labyrinth: 24.6 mi
- Goverment Camp Rest Area: 5.4 mi
- Running Free: 20.7 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Hood | ENE 75° | 3,429 m | 7.1 mi |
| Illumination Rock | ENE 76° | 2,909 m | 6.4 mi |
| Pulpit Rock | ENE 69° | 2,663 m | 7.3 mi |
| Barrett Spur | ENE 63° | 2,393 m | 7.5 mi |
| Barrett Spur | ENE 65° | 2,392 m | 7.4 mi |
| Langille Crags | ENE 68° | 2,205 m | 8.5 mi |
| Lamberson Butte | E 85° | 2,022 m | 9.3 mi |
| Elk Mountain | E 94° | 1,712 m | 11.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:41 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 20:14 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:28 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 15:39 | 16:28 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 32 | 35 | 38 | 45 | 50 | 58 | 59 | 54 | 45 | 36 | 31 |
| Precip in | 12.6 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 7.8 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 8.4 | 12.7 | 14.4 |
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
Day trips start here
- Government Camp · 5 mi
- Mount Hood · 19 mi
- Mount Hood and Columbia Gorge · 20 mi
- Cascade Locks · 23 mi
- Stevenson · 24 mi
- Boring · 27 mi
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