Bandit Boulder

Bandit Boulder is a stone in Hood River, Oregon. Bandit Boulder is situated nearby to the waterfall Cooper Spur Falls, as well as near the peak Cathedral Spire.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mount Hood and Palmer Glacier.

Mount Hood

Photo: Kamalavenkatesh, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mount Hood is the highest mountain in the state of Oregon and a major outdoor recreation site in the Pacific Northwest. Located about 50 miles east-southeast of Portland, the mountain is visible from the city on clear days and usually forms the backdrop for the Portland skyline in postcards and photographs of the city.

Palmer Glacier

Glacier

Photo: Wahkeenah, Public domain.

Palmer Glacier is an extinct glacier on the south slopes of Mount Hood in the U.S. state of Oregon. With glacial ice movement having stopped in the mid-1980s, it is now considered a snowfield rather than an active glacier. Palmer Glacier is situated 2 miles southwest of Bandit Boulder.

Zigzag Glacier

Glacier

Zigzag Glacier is an alpine glacier located on the upper southwest slopes of Mount Hood in the U.S. state of Oregon. It ranges in elevation from 10,200 to 7,200 feet with fingers in canyons extending to about 6,400 feet, and lies almost entirely within Mount Hood Wilderness. Zigzag Glacier is situated 2 miles west of Bandit Boulder.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Government Camp.

Government Camp

Photo: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Government Camp is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States, on the base of Mount Hood and north of Tom Dick and Harry Mountain.

Bandit Boulder

Type: Stone
Also known as: “Spaceship Rock”
Category: landform
Location: Hood River, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

45.37044° or 45° 22′ 14″ north

Longitude

-121.66941° or 121° 40′ 10″ west

Open location code

84QW98CJ+56

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6776295285

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=stone

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Satellite Map

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cooper Spur Falls and Newton Creek Falls.

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