Crown Point (Oregon)

Crown Point State Scenic Corridor

Crown Point in the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon, taken from Chanticleer Point
Map showing the location of Crown Point State Scenic Corridor

Map of Oregon

Location Multnomah County, Oregon
Nearest city Portland
Coordinates 45°32′22″N 122°14′39″W / 45.5395°N 122.24422°W / 45.5395; -122.24422Coordinates: 45°32′22″N 122°14′39″W / 45.5395°N 122.24422°W / 45.5395; -122.24422
Area 306 acres (124 ha)
Established 1938
http://www.oregonstateparks.org/index.cfm?do=parkPage.dsp_parkPage&parkId=108
Designated 1971

Crown Point (also known historically as Thor's Heights or Thor's Crown)[1][2] is the name of a basalt promontory on the Columbia River Gorge and an associated state park in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is located in eastern Multnomah County, approximately 15 miles (24 km) east of Portland. Crown Point is one of the scenic lookouts along the Historic Columbia River Highway, providing a panoramic view of part of the Columbia River. It stands 733 feet (223 m) above the river and is the remains of a lava flow that filled the ancestral channel of the Columbia River 14 to 17 million years ago.[3][4] The Point was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1971.[5]

Vista House

Main article: Vista House

Vista House is an observatory at Crown Point that also serves as a memorial to Oregon pioneers and as a comfort station for travelers on the Historic Columbia River Highway. The site, on a rocky promontory, is 733 feet (223 m) above the Columbia River on the south side of the Columbia River Gorge. The building shows great sensitivity to its site in the Columbia River Gorge near Corbett,[6] and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Vista House at Crown Point [brochure], 2005.
  2. ↑ Vista House, Columbia River Gorge, Oregon, 2006, p. 2.
  3. ↑ Alt, David D.; Hyndman, Donald W. (1978). Roadside Geology of Oregon. Missoula, Montana: Mountain Press Publishing Company. p. 179. ISBN 0-87842-063-0.
  4. ↑ "Science writer Richard Hill gives a brief geologic history of the Columbia River Gorge". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2008-08-04. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
  5. ↑ "Crown Point". nps.gov. National Park Service.
  6. ↑ Ritz, Richard Ellison (2002). "Lazarus, Edgar M.". Architects of Oregon: A Biographical Dictionary of Architects Deceased – 19th and 20th Centuries. Portland, Oregon: Lair Hill Publishing. pp. 247–248. ISBN 0-9726200-2-8.

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