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==Geography== [[File:Portland, Oregon skyline from the Ross Island Bridge.jpg|alt=|thumb|280x280px|Portland]] According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|466|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|34|sqmi}} (7.4%) are covered by water.<ref name="GR1">{{Cite web |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files |url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_41.txt |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027210340/https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_41.txt |archive-date=October 27, 2020 |access-date=February 26, 2015 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> It is the smallest county in Oregon by area. It is located along the south side of the [[Columbia River]]. The county includes a number of extinct volcanoes in the [[Boring Lava Field]]. The Oregon side of the [[Columbia River Gorge]] forms the eastern portion of the county's northern border. ===Major highways=== *{{jct|state=OR|I|5}} *{{jct|state=OR|I|84}} *{{jct|state=OR|I|205}} *{{jct|state=OR|I|405}} *{{jct|state=OR|US|26}} *{{jct|state=OR|US|30}} *{{jct|state=OR|US-Byp|30}} *{{jct|state=OR|US|99}} (decommissioned) *{{jct|state=OR|OR|10}} *{{jct|state=OR|OR|43}} *{{jct|state=OR|OR|120}} *{{jct|state=OR|OR|213}} ===Adjacent counties=== *[[Columbia County, Oregon|Columbia County]] β northwest *[[Clark County, Washington]] β north *[[Skamania County, Washington]] β northeast *[[Hood River County, Oregon|Hood River County]] β east *[[Clackamas County, Oregon|Clackamas County]] β south *[[Washington County, Oregon|Washington County]] β west ===National protected areas=== *[[Columbia River Gorge|Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area]] (part) *[[Mount Hood National Forest]] (part)
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