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Other than 11,239-foot (3426 m) Mount Hood, the highest point in the Zigzag watershed is 5,045 feet (1,538 m) Devils Peak which has a fire tower now used by overnight hikers. This area is under consideration in the 2007 Oregon Wilderness Area bill before congress for addition to the
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Seventy-five-foot (23 m) Little Zigzag Falls on the Little Zigzag River is one of the three most popular off-road locations in the Zigzag basin, along with Mirror Lake on the Camp Creek tributary and the area just west of
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crosses the Zigzag River and the Paradise Park Loop Trail crosses a tributary. Avalanches have necessitated rebuilding of the Timberline Trail switchbacks on the southeast side of the river; the
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Falling 5,738 feet (1,749 m) between source and mouth, the stream's average loss of elevation is about 475 feet per mile (90.0 m/km). According to
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The dramatic topography of the Mississippi Head escarpment dominates the upper Zigzag River, where the 41-mile (66 km)
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under three ski lifts which drains into the largest tributary, Still Creek.
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Fishing in Oregon: The Complete Oregon Fishing Guide, Tenth Edition
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Approximate stream length determined by map scale and ruler.
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is a tributary, about 12 miles (19 km) long, of the
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in this stretch is 108 feet per mile (20.5 m/km).
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Location of the mouth of the Zigzag River in Oregon
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Zigzag River is located in Oregon
Joel Palmer
Zigzag Canyon
Mount Hood
United States
Oregon
Clackamas County
Zigzag Glacier
Mount Hood
45°21′11″N 121°43′11″W / 45.35306°N 121.71972°W / 45.35306; -121.71972
Mouth
Sandy River
Zigzag
Oregon
45°20′54″N 121°56′44″W / 45.34833°N 121.94556°W / 45.34833; -121.94556
National Wild and Scenic River
Sandy River
U.S. state
Oregon
Little Zigzag River
Zigzag Glacier
Mount Hood
Cascade Range
Zigzag
Timberline Trail
Pacific Crest Trail
Timberline Lodge
Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness

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