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[[Image:MunraLookingDown.jpg|thumb|300px|Looking west from Munra Point ''(Joseph Rabinowitz)'']]
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[[Image:Munra_summit.jpeg|thumb|500px|Approaching the summit of Munra Point]]
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[[Image:MunraSpine.jpg|thumb|250px|One of three spine-like ridges that converge at the summit ''(Jeff Statt)'']]
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[[Image:Munra_view_north.jpeg|thumb|400px|Summit view NE down the Gorge. On a clear day, Mt. Adams is visible over the horizon.]]
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[[Image:MunraBonneville02.jpg|thumb|188px|Looking northeast towards the Bonneville Dam ''(Joseph Rabinowitz)'']]
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[[Image:MunraPointFacingWest.jpg|thumb|250px|The beautiful view facing west from Munra Point ''(Greg Lief)'']]  
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=== Description ===
 
=== Description ===
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Munra Point may rival [[Table Mountain]] and [[Dog Mountain]] as one of the best viewpoints in the [[Columbia River Gorge]]. What is lacks in elevation, it makes up for with it's unique tri-ridge summit, sheer exposure, and short but steep scramble to get there. Munra Point is the rocky ridge between [[Nesmith Point|Nesmith Ridge]] and [[Wauna Point]]. It towers high above Tanner Creek just to the east and Moffett Creek just to the west. The vertex where the three ridges come together is the true summit. (Climbing this knob presents a bit of danger with little room for error.)
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Munra Point is an exposed basalt knob at the junction of three spiny ridges just west of Tanner Creek. Visible from I-84 as a green shark's fin of ridge sticking up out of the trees, the summit offers a spectactular and exposed 360 degree view up and down the [[Columbia River Gorge]] and is reached via a steep and scrambly non-maintained trail.
  
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From this point you see Table Mountain and [[Hamilton Mountain]] directly to the north, with the [[Bonneville Dam]] and the [[Bridge of the Gods]] off to the distance to the northeast. 
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Munra Point is accessible year round, but is safest in dry weather. Wildflowers are present in the spring, including Yellow Fawn Lillies, Grass Widows, Gold Stars, and Larkspurs.
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This is a dry-weather destination. The rock here is well-eroded and can be quite slippery when wet.
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There's a relatively unknown flower bloom here each spring. Look for Yellow Fawn Lilies and Grass Widows in late April, giving way to Gold Stars and Larkspur in May, and Blue Gilia and Rosy Plectritis in June.
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According to ''Oregon Geographic Names,'' Munra Point was named back in 1915 for Katherine Sterrett Munra, a restaurant owner in Bonneville, OR. She was affectionately known by locals as "Grandma Munra".
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* ''Hiking the Columbia River Gorge'' - 1st and 2nd Editions, by Russ Schneider
 
* ''Hiking the Columbia River Gorge'' - 1st and 2nd Editions, by Russ Schneider
 
* ''100 Hikes in Northwest Oregon'' - 3rd Edition, by William L Sullivan
 
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* [[User:Stevefromdodge|Stevefromdodge]] (creator)
 
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Revision as of 22:49, 31 March 2015

Approaching the summit of Munra Point
Summit view NE down the Gorge. On a clear day, Mt. Adams is visible over the horizon.

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Description

Munra Point is an exposed basalt knob at the junction of three spiny ridges just west of Tanner Creek. Visible from I-84 as a green shark's fin of ridge sticking up out of the trees, the summit offers a spectactular and exposed 360 degree view up and down the Columbia River Gorge and is reached via a steep and scrambly non-maintained trail.

Munra Point is accessible year round, but is safest in dry weather. Wildflowers are present in the spring, including Yellow Fawn Lillies, Grass Widows, Gold Stars, and Larkspurs.

Trip Reports

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Guidebooks that cover this destination

  • Day Hike! Columbia Gorge, by Seabury Blair, Jr.
  • Afoot and Afield Portland/Vancouver, by Douglas Lorain
  • 35 Hiking Trails, Columbia River Gorge, by Don & Roberta Lowe
  • Columbia River Gorge, 42 Scenic Hikes, by Don & Roberta Lowe
  • Hiking the Columbia River Gorge - 1st and 2nd Editions, by Russ Schneider
  • 100 Hikes in Northwest Oregon - 3rd Edition, by William L Sullivan
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