Location Summary:
- Country: USA
- City: Klickitat
- State: WA
- Site Name: Klickitat
- Type: Slope
- Skill: Intermediate
- Wind: South
- Access: The Entire Week Mon-Sun
- Landing Area Quality: A few rocks. Most have been cleared off.
- Hazards in the area: Approach has rotor and requires pass beyond the hill, which can cause you to land very short. Better to be too high and try again.
Directions to the site:
From Portland OR. East on Interstate 84 to Hood River. North across toll bridge to Washington East 12 miles to Lyle. North 15 miles to bridge crossing the Klickitat River. West 2 miles or so on Klickitat-Applebee road (dirt). Park near the abandoned rusted-out car. (
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Review of the site:
When Columbia river gorge winds are blowing west, this site will have a south wind and will likely be working. Huge lift. lots of sky. OK landing zone.
This description was provided courtesy of Pat Chewning.