Alder Bluff Quarry, WA Hwy 4

Horizontal Columns

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Left. Columnar basalt high on a quarry face on the north valley wall of the Columbia River, west of Longview, WA. Note the horizontal orientation of the columns. Right. Slightly right of previous view, different exposure. Both are taken using telephoto lens.

Hwy 30 west of Rainier, Oregon

Columnar Basalt

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Left. Columnar basalt in Hwy. 30 road cut, across the Columbia River from Longview, WA. Right. Detail of columns in this same road cut.

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Left. Columnar basalt in Hwy. 30 road cut, across the Columbia River from Longview, WA. Right. Detail of columns in this same road cut.

Columbia River Gorge

Washington Hwy 14, near Rowena Gap

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Left. Columnar basalt exposed in a road cut along Hwy. 14 on the north valley wall of the Columbia River, east of Lyle, WA. Note the columns have somewhat wavy jointing. Right. Detail of previous view.

Mount Rainier Area

The Palisades, Washington Hwy 12, near Hwy 123 Junction,
east of Mount Rainier N.P.

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Left. The Palisades, columnar jointing in a lava flow along Hwy. 12 southeast of Mount Rainier, WA. Right.Erosion along the valley of the Clear Fork of the Cowlitz River has exposed these columns.

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