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Cook Hill from Dog Creek

Our parking spot on Highway 14 at Dog Creek. Our route up is directly above the truck.
Image of Our parking spot on Highway 14 at Dog Creek. Our route up is directly above the truck.
The first few hundred vertical feet were pretty steep.
Image of The first few hundred vertical feet were pretty steep.
Date: 2011/12/26
Trip type: scramble
Elevation gain: approx. 3,068 feet
USGS quad: Mount Defiance
In area: Columbia River Gorge
Reference: Gorge Classic Climbs
Car-to-car time: 4 hours 57 minutes
  • 2 hours 18 minutes ascending from Highway 14 at Dog Creek to summit of Cook Hill
  • 1 hour 46 minutes descending from summit of Cook Hill to summit of Cooks Point 574
  • 19 minutes descending from summit of Cooks Point 574 to Highway 14 at Dog Creek
A crumbly basalt cliff band. For such a short trip, there was a variety of terrain.
Image of A crumbly basalt cliff band. For such a short trip, there was a variety of terrain.
A mossy meadow above the cliff band.
Image of A mossy meadow above the cliff band.
Lungwort lichen
Image of Lungwort lichen
On the summit of Cook Hill. The west side was a grassy meadow, the east side was forested.
Image of On the summit of Cook Hill. The west side was a grassy meadow, the east side was forested.
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I love this old doug fir.
Image of I love this old doug fir.
We passed through a few stands of scrub oak.
Image of We passed through a few stands of scrub oak.
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Peek-a-boo view of our second destination, Cooks Point 574. There is a deer barely visible on the left side of the meadowed slope.
Image of Peek-a-boo view of our second destination, Cooks Point 574. There is a deer barely visible on the left side of the meadowed slope.
Passing a lone pine (visible in the previous picture) on the upper slope of Cooks Point 574. This little peak was a worthy destination in itself.
Image of Passing a lone pine (visible in the previous picture) on the upper slope of Cooks Point 574. This little peak was a worthy destination in itself.
Back at the Dog Creek parking area.
Image of Back at the Dog Creek parking area.
Copyright © 2011 Gabriel Deal.