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Tooth Rock

From Oregon Hikers Field Guide

At the jagged summit of Tooth Rock (note the poison oak) (bobcat)
Tooth Rock from the Historic Columbia River Highway (bobcat)

Description

Tooth Rock is a jagged basalt prominence whose north face plunged precipitously 400 feet to the Columbia River. Now the Historic Columbia River Highway, I-84, and the railroad all skirt the outcrop (or tunnel through it, in the case of eastbound I-84), with the Bonneville Dam in the background for added industrial ambience.

The top of the rock is just off the 1856 portage road, the first portage wagon road on the Oregon side of the Gorge. The portage road itself used to be taken by hikers wanting to access Wauna Viewpoint, Wauna Point, or Tanner Butte. However the road has become very overgrown, with lots of downed trees, since the 2017 Eagle Creek Fire. Be aware that poison oak is abundant around the jagged summit of Tooth Rock.

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