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Vista House viewpoint

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"Vista House at Crown Point affords a stunning viewpoint of the floodwaters exit area from the Gorge, and gravel bars deposited downstream where the water velocities slackened somewhat as they entered the Portland basin." (see reference)

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Photograph of a scenic building on a high promontory with an expansive view over a river and canyon

Vista House is a museum at Crown Point in Multnomah County, Oregon, that also serves as a memorial to Oregon pioneers and as a comfort station for travelers on the Historic Columbia River Highway. The site, situated on a rocky promontory, is 733 feet (223 m) above the Columbia River on the south side of the Columbia River Gorge. The octagonal stone building was designed by Edgar M. Lazarus in the style of Art Nouveau, and completed in 1918 after nearly two years of construction.

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