LOCATION

• Skamania County spans a distance of 1,672 square miles on the north shore
  of the Columbia River in the southwestern part of Washington State.

• A substantial part of Skamania County is in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.

• The county contains portions of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, and the Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument.

• Skamania County is bisected north and south by the Cascade Mountains.

• The major driving route through Skamania County is State Highway 14, which leads west to the metropolitan areas of Vancouver, WA and Portland, OR. Both cities can be reached in under an hour's drive, allowing Skamania County residents access to the best of both rural and urban lifestyles.

CLIMATE

• Skamania County enjoys a mild but variable climate with rainfall and temperature figures growing drier and warmer as one travels from west to east.

• The following statistics were measured at the North Bonneville weather station and are based on averages over a ten year period. Please refer to the table above for area-specific rainfall figures.