 The land west of the town slopes gradually downward for about then rises abruptly by about at Basin Hill.Basin Hill extends about southwest of town to the Columbia River, where it forms the southern extent of the "White Bluffs" for which the town of White Bluffs was named.Basin Hill also extends to the north, where it is called Sage Hill and then rises a bit higher at Radar Hill, named for an old World War II radar base installed at the peak.