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Table Mountain (Skamania County, Washington)

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350: 29: 192:. Its southeast face drops 2,400 feet (730 m) in less than one horizontal mile (1.6 km.), and is topped by an almost vertical 800-foot (240 m) cliff. Table Mountain is joined by the similar 79: 200:
to the southwest, which is lower, (2,438 ft or 743 m), but similarly steep and much closer to the Columbia. Together these peaks form an impressive group on the Washington side of the Gorge.
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Between 1425 and 1450 AD the south side of Table Mountain sheared off and dammed the
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living in the area could walk across. This led to the legend known as the
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The river soon carved a new bend around to the south, but for a while
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state, about 4 miles (6.4 km) north-northwest of
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South face of Table Mountain and Columbia River from
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John B. Yeon State Scenic Corridor
Elevation
 NGVD 29
Prominence
Coordinates
45°41′26″N 121°59′01″W / 45.690672°N 121.983694°W / 45.690672; -121.983694
Skamania County
Washington, U.S.
Parent range
Cascade Range
Topo map
USGS
Mountain type
Columbia River
Washington
Bonneville Dam
Columbia River Gorge
Greenleaf Peak
Hamilton Mountain
Columbia River
Bonneville Slide
Native Americans
Bridge of the Gods


"Table Mountain, Washington"
"Table Mountain"
Geographic Names Information System
United States Geological Survey

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