Difference between revisions of "Cougar Rock"
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[[Category:Columbia River Gorge]] | [[Category:Columbia River Gorge]] | ||
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− | [[Image:CougarRock1.jpg|thumb|400px|Cougar Rock near sunset]] | + | [[Image:CougarRock1.jpg|thumb|400px|Cougar Rock near sunset ''(Jeff Statt)'']] |
+ | [[Image:CougarRockFromMultnomah.jpg|thumb|250px|Cougar Rock from Multnomah Falls ''(Jeff Statt)'']] | ||
+ | [[Image:ElevatorShaftMap.JPG|thumb|250px|Map of Cougar Rock area]] | ||
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− | * Hikes | + | ** {{Hike ring|trailhead=Multnomah Falls Trailhead|hike=Cougar Rock via Elevator Shaft Hike|log=Cougar Rock via Elevator Shaft Hike/Log|previous=Elevator Shaft|next=Third Multnomah Creek Bridge}} |
− | ** {{Hike ring|trailhead=Multnomah Falls Trailhead|hike=Cougar Rock via Elevator Shaft Hike|log=Cougar Rock via Elevator Shaft Hike/Log|previous=Elevator Shaft|next= | + | |
− | + | {{maplinkinfo|latitude=45.57892|longitude=-122.09369}} | |
− | + | * Elevation: 1600 feet | |
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− | == Description == | + | === Description === |
− | Cougar Rock is a | + | Cougar Rock is a 300 foot tall monolith towering over the [[Columbia River Gorge|Columbia Gorge]] about 1 mile east of [[Multnomah Falls]]. The name of the rock is said to have come from a story about a Multnomah Basin homesteader who survived a cougar attack while hunting nearby. While it's not possible to get to the rock itself, there two viewpoints overlooking it. You can follow a defined ridge over the top of a rocky spine to a viewpoint overlooking the rock, but the better view is to take the faint trail downhill and to the right. It hugs the east side of the aforementioned ridge and heads down to a nice open viewpoint just to the southeast of the rock. (the photo on this page is from this vantage point) |
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* [[User:Stevefromdodge|Stevefromdodge]] (creator) | * [[User:Stevefromdodge|Stevefromdodge]] (creator) | ||
+ | * [[User:Jeffstatt|Jeffstatt]] |
Latest revision as of 21:14, 2 March 2020
- Hikes to this destination:
- Weather forecast: NWS/NOAA
- Maps: Oregon Hikers Maps Google Maps
- Latitude, Longitude: 45.57892, -122.09369
- Elevation: 1600 feet
Description
Cougar Rock is a 300 foot tall monolith towering over the Columbia Gorge about 1 mile east of Multnomah Falls. The name of the rock is said to have come from a story about a Multnomah Basin homesteader who survived a cougar attack while hunting nearby. While it's not possible to get to the rock itself, there two viewpoints overlooking it. You can follow a defined ridge over the top of a rocky spine to a viewpoint overlooking the rock, but the better view is to take the faint trail downhill and to the right. It hugs the east side of the aforementioned ridge and heads down to a nice open viewpoint just to the southeast of the rock. (the photo on this page is from this vantage point)
More Links
Contributors
- Stevefromdodge (creator)
- Jeffstatt