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Crown Point (Oregon) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (261 words) |
 | Crown Point is the name of a spectacular promontory on the Columbia River Gorge and an associated state park in Oregon. |
| Crown Point is the best known of the scenic lookouts along the Columbia River Highway, providing a panoramic view of the Columbia River. |
| The Crown Point Vista House was built in 1916. |
| Lewis and Clark's Columbia River - Crown Point, Oregon (2968 words) |
| Crown Point is a large lava flow feature on the Oregon side of the Columbia River at River Mile (RM) 129, with Rooster Rock at its base and Rooster Rock State Park stetching upstream. |
| Across from Crown Point, on the Washington State side of the Columbia River, lies Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge and Point Vancouver, the fartest upsream of Lieutenant Broughton in 1792 of the Captain George Vancouver expedition. |
| Crown Point represents a lava flow which filled an ancient channel of the Columbia River 14.5 million years ago to a total thickness of nearly 700 feet. |
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