Vantage, Washington

A small town (census-designated place) on the east side of the Vantage Bridge on the Columbia River.

borders

Columbia River

census-designated place of

Columbia River Basalt Group

Columbia River Basalt Group map shows main regions of basalt exposure in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Nevada, USA. (usgs.gov)

eastbound on Interstate 90

Vantage Bridge

fossils

Washington State Fossil Sites and Collecting Localities (fossilspot.com)

history

The area around Vantage has been occupied by the Wanapum Native Americans since prehistory.

OpenStreetMap

https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/238278

path on GitHub

https://github.com/davepinch/pinchy.cc/blob/master/content/topics/places/cities/united-states/washington/kittitas-county/vantage/vantage.md

random

Blaise Pascal (Wikipedia) Blaise Pascal (19 June 1623 – 19 August 1662) was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, philosopher, and Catholic writer.

recreation

Vantage is known for Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park and its associated Wanapum Recreational Area, as a base camp for those attending nearby Gorge Amphitheatre, and its rock climbing.

state park

Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park

tags

census-designated place

vicinity

Wikidata

https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1514736

Wikipedia

Vantage, Washington (Wikipedia) Vantage is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kittitas County, Washington, United States. The population was 74 at the 2010 census.

wind farm

The Wild Horse Wind Farm, owned by Puget Sound Energy, is located on ridge tops near Vantage.