Avalanche Control Cannon

Avalanche Control Cannon is a building in Hood River, Oregon. Avalanche Control Cannon is situated nearby to the waterfall Upper Heather Canyon Falls, as well as near Middle Heather Canyon Falls.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mount Hood and Mount Hood Meadows.

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.

Mount Hood Meadows

Sports venue

Mount Hood Meadows is a ski resort on the southeastern face of Mount Hood in northern Oregon, and is the largest of the mountain's ski resorts. It is located about 67 miles east of Portland, and 35 miles from Hood River along Oregon Route 35. Mount Hood Meadows is situated 1 mile south of Avalanche Control Cannon.

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 west of Avalanche Control Cannon.

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.

Avalanche Control Cannon

Type: Building
Location: Hood River, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

45.34602° or 45° 20′ 46″ north

Longitude

-121.66499° or 121° 39′ 54″ west

Open location code

84QW88WP+C2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 720315346

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Upper Heather Canyon Falls and Middle Heather Canyon Falls.

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