Skamania County, Washington

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county of Washington State

Skamania County, Washington is a largely rural county in southwestern Washington known for encompassing much of the Columbia River Gorge and Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument.

Aliases (2)

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	county of Washington State →
borders	Clark County, Washington → Columbia River → Cowlitz County, Washington → Hood River County, Oregon → Klickitat County, Washington → Lewis County, Washington → Multnomah County, Oregon → Wasco County, Oregon →
climate	temperate maritime climate →
contains	Bonneville Dam vicinity on the Columbia River → Gifford Pinchot National Forest → Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument → communities such as Carson, Washington → communities such as North Bonneville, Washington → parts of Mount St. Helens → sections of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area → segments of the Pacific Crest Trail →
country	United States of America →
countySeat	Stevenson, Washington →
encompasses	part of the Columbia River Gorge →
FIPSCode	53-059 →
GNISID	1533224 →
governmentType	county government →
hasCharacteristic	low population density → significant volcanic landscape → steep river gorge topography →
hasFeature	largely rural character → major outdoor recreation tourism → significant forested area →
hasLandUse	national forest land predominance →
hasOfficialWebsite	https://www.skamaniacounty.org/ →
hasPrimaryEconomicSector	forestry → outdoor recreation → tourism →
largestCity	Stevenson, Washington →
locatedIn	Columbia River Gorge region → Pacific Northwest → southwestern Washington →
namedAfter	Skamania (a Chinookan word meaning swift waters) →
partOf	Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro, OR–WA Metropolitan Statistical Area → United States West Coast region →
state	Washington →
timeZone	Pacific Time Zone →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Clark County, Washington → Multnomah County →	borderedBy
Dog Mountain Trail → Mount St. Helens ("Skamania County, Washington, United States") →	locatedIn
Wasco County, Oregon →	adjacentTo
Hood River County, Oregon →	borders
Portland metropolitan area →	containsCounty
Mount Adams ("Skamania County") →	county
Cowlitz County, Washington →	hasBorderWith
Southwest Washington →	includesCounty