Portland's Crazy Weather! - Page 2

MarkDaMan · #21 Posted: **Jun 1, 2008, 5:24 AM**

^Larch Mountain?

westsider · #22 Posted: **Jun 1, 2008, 5:27 AM**

SW of Hillsboro.

philopdx · #23 Posted: **Jun 2, 2008, 12:55 AM**

Wow, Larch mountain isn't open yet? What a crazy year.

EastPDX · #24 Posted: **Jun 2, 2008, 5:06 AM**

It is part of the fault line of the Cascade Range 10 miles to the West of the volcanic peaks of the Cascade Range.

Look at Mt. Hood from Portland and the tallest hill to the left and in front with the cliff (notch on the North side) at the peak. That is Larch Mountain and the Snow Gates are still closed this late in the Spring.

eP

westsider · #25 Posted: **Jun 2, 2008, 5:21 AM**

From Wikipedia:

Larch Mountain is a mountain in the Northern Oregon Coast Range in Washington County, Oregon, United States. It is located near Timber, on Oregon Route 6.

Also from Wikipedia:

Larch Mountain is an extinct volcano near Portland, Oregon. The name is misleading, as no western larch (a large deciduous, coniferous tree) can be found there. It received that name when early lumbermen sold the Noble Fir wood as larch.

The peak can be reached on paved Larch Mountain Road, 16 miles (26 km) east of Corbett, Oregon. From the north side of the large summit parking lot hiking trails lead around the volcano's caldera and to rocky Sherrard Point with an outstanding view of nearby Mount Hood, Mount Adams, Mount Jefferson, Mount Rainier near Seattle and Mount St. Helens, an active volcano. Another trail leads 6.8 miles (10.9 km) north to the foot of Multnomah Falls near the Columbia River, visiting many lesser waterfalls along the way, many of which emanate from the mountain. Larch Mountain is a shield volcano like the type found in Hawaii, with broad slopes covering tens of square kilometers.

Understandable mix up, theres two of them!

zilfondel · #26 Posted: **Jun 3, 2008, 12:11 AM**

there are actually 3 Larch Mtns near Portland.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larch_Mountain

hymalaia · #27 Posted: **Jun 3, 2008, 2:07 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by EastPDX

It is part of the fault line of the Cascade Range 10 miles to the West of the volcanic peaks of the Cascade Range.

Look at Mt. Hood from Portland and the tallest hill to the left and in front with the cliff (notch on the North side) at the peak. That is Larch Mountain and the Snow Gates are still closed this late in the Spring.

eP

yep, this is the one. It's a little over 4k feet tall. There is a 14 mile road to the summit off the Historic Gorge Highway, in between the Women's Forum viewpoint and the Vista House. Last year it opened May 10th. This year? Apparently July isn't even a guarantee. One of the best car accessible viewpoints of Mt. Hood, when it's open. Plenty of trails lead to the top as well, including a seven mile route starting at Multnomah Falls. The road is open up to mile ten though so I suppose that'd be shorter. Either way I imagine one needs snow shoes, which I've never used (and they sound expensive...).

I knew about the one in Clark County from looking at maps (near Silver Star and Little Baldy), but not the one near the coast. They need to come up with more mountain names! I mean how hard is this? Reminds me of Black Butte. At first I wondered why they'd have a beer from Bend named after a butte near Mt Shasta, but apparently there is a Black Butte in central Oregon as well.

davehogan · #28 Posted: **Jun 5, 2008, 6:14 AM**

I work on the Columbia River, and we've had about 50 feet of the riverfront dirt (at least 2-3 feet in, 10 feet high) drop into the Columbia.

Right now judging by the trees that are nearly submerged, we already have about 10 feet more water than last year. We don't need a faster melt.

edgepdx · #29 Posted: **Jun 5, 2008, 11:50 PM**

Agreed, nice slow melt out is good for everyone. The Columbia's been flowing so fast already that windsurfing in the Gorge has felt like shooting the rapids. The minute you drop into the water everything starts moving alarmingly fast.

Dougall5505 · #30 Posted: **Aug 21, 2008, 1:03 AM**

boooooo! i want the sun back

PacificNW · #31 Posted: **Aug 21, 2008, 1:20 AM**

I guess I am one of those Oregonians who enjoy the rain!

pdxman · #32 Posted: **Aug 21, 2008, 1:31 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dougall5505

boooooo! i want the sun back

I'm with you on that. We get enough rain during the 8 month winter. Just let us have sunshine for this little while, please!

Dougall5505 · #33 Posted: **Dec 14, 2008, 4:20 AM**

Get your cameras ready portlanders. Snow is coming!
http://www.weather.com/weather/alert...=KPQR&etn=0007

trofirhen · #34 Posted: **Oct 5, 2010, 10:33 AM**

Just be glad you don't live in Vancouver, BC, where I'm from. The weather is colder and wetter than yours, and we get sudden winter cold snaps howling out of the canyons and fjords that can cause it to drop from 45°F to 25°F in a matter of a few hours.

Also, you can grow different species of palm trees that we can't, and you also have warmer weather most of the year; earlier springs, hotter summers, and milder autumns.

I'd trade with you any day !!