Columnar Beacon

[AlanLichty]

If you have ever driven through the Columbia River Gorge you have seen the volcanic plug known as Beacon Rock. It's a great example of columnar basalt and in this case very difficult to miss with the top being 848 feet above the Columbia River. The formation is part of a Washington State Park so any aerial images must be taken from a distance as recreational remote control flights are prohibited without a permit that must be secured 6 weeks in advance.

The shot was taken from the Oregon side of the river near McCord Creek using a 166mm lens at an altitude of roughly 350''

C&C always welcome.

 

[BlackRockArt]

If you have ever driven through the Columbia River Gorge you have seen the volcanic plug known as Beacon Rock. It's a great example of columnar basalt and in this case very difficult to miss with the top being 848 feet above the Columbia River. The formation is part of a Washington State Park so any aerial images must be taken from a distance since recreational remote control flights are prohibited without a permit that must be secured 6 weeks in advance.

The shot was taken from the Oregon side of the river near McCord Creek using a 166mm lens at an altitude of roughly 350''

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C&C always welcome.

What a magnificent rock ! I have driven along the 84 many times but never realised how big it is.

Thanks for sharing, wow.

Oliver

 

[AlanLichty]

What a magnificent rock ! I have driven along the 84 many times but never realised how big it is.

Thanks for sharing, wow.

Oliver

Thanks Oliver - the size is more apparent when you are driving on WA14 on the other side of the river.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

The aerial view gives a very different idea of the size of this rock. I have driven WA14 along this (although never stopped there).

 

[AlanLichty]

The aerial view gives a very different idea of the size of this rock. I have driven WA14 along this (although never stopped there).

Thanks Jameel - I stop there frequently but on the east side of the rock where the restrooms are There is a staircase that leads up to the top but it is almost always crowded.

 

[JimFox]

That is quite the rock. I have seen it a lot, but I don't recall ever thinking about it being made from Columns of Basalt. The Devil's Post Pile is another example of it, but so totally different.

A great capture of this.

 

[AlanLichty]

That is quite the rock. I have seen it a lot, but I don't recall ever thinking about it being made from Columns of Basalt. The Devil's Post Pile is another example of it, but so totally different.

A great capture of this.

Thanks Jim - it's hard to really "see" it when you are whizzing past on the roads and there aren't really that many good views of it from the ground either. Hard to miss once you are viewing things from up in the air.