Bridal Veil Falls
Bridal Veil Falls is a waterfall in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 41 m. Tanner Butte stands 1,355 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Bridal Veil, a ghost town 0.4 miles away. Historic Columbia River runs past it.
The story
The Bridal Veil Falls is a waterfall located on Bridal Veil Creek along the Columbia River Gorge in Multnomah County, Oregon, United States. The waterfall is accessible from the historic Columbia River Highway and Interstate 84. Spanning two tiers on basalt cliffs, it is the only waterfall which occurs below the historic Columbia Gorge Scenic Highway. The Bridal Veil Falls Bridge, built in 1914, crosses over the falls, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Wikidata Q913544, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 36 m
How to reach it
- On the Historic Columbia River, National
- 1.5 mi off the JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD
- 8.1 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 20.0 mi off the JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND
Overlooks nearby
- Cigar Rock View · 1 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 1 mi
- Cape Horn Outlook · 2 mi
- Cape Horn Overlook · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Upper Bridal Veil Falls: 0.7 mi
- Upper Bridal Veil Falls: 0.7 mi
- Coopey Falls: 0.9 mi
- Upper Coopey Falls: 1.0 mi
- Shepperd's Dell Falls: 1.0 mi
- Angel's Rest: 1.5 mi
- Pepper Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Biddle Butte: 2.2 mi
- Devils Rest: 2.6 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 2.8 mi
- Pioneer's Stone: 2.2 mi
- Keith L. Lemmons: 2.9 mi
- Cape Horn School: 3.0 mi
- To the Oregon Pioneers: 3.5 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 3.5 mi
- Prindle Park: 3.7 mi
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint: 4.1 mi
- Mable Kerr Park: 6.9 mi
- George Schmid Memorial Park: 6.9 mi
- Hamllik Park: 7.0 mi
- Rose Garden Labyrinth: 4.3 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 11.0 mi
- Herb Garden: 11.1 mi
- Thom Park Community Garden: 12.4 mi
- Gresham City Hall Community Garden: 12.9 mi
- Oxbow Regional Park: 6.7 mi
- Sandy River Grove Reserve: 7.4 mi
- Chinquapin Bluffs West: 7.4 mi
- Indian John Island: 7.9 mi
- Pierce Island: 9.5 mi
- Quaytskin: 9.4 mi
- Bald Eagle: 9.7 mi
- Devoted Passion: 9.8 mi
- Running Free: 12.1 mi
- Fine Tuned Tulle: 12.5 mi
- Jerry's Car Barn: 8.1 mi
- Union Pacific Railcar: 9.9 mi
- McMenamins Edgefield: 11.1 mi
- Camas Potholes: 11.1 mi
- North American Bigfoot Center: 11.5 mi
- Barn Exhibit Hall: 9.8 mi
- Harlow House Museum: 9.9 mi
- Depot Rail Museum: 9.9 mi
- Sandy Historical Society: 11.5 mi
- Bradford Island Visitors Center: 12.9 mi
- Cape Horn: 1.3 mi
- Farside: 1.6 mi
- Ozone Wall: 1.7 mi
- Waespe Point: 5.1 mi
- Broughton Bluff: 9.5 mi
- Wahkeena Spring: 2.9 mi
- Tanner Spring: 13.3 mi
- School District Spring: 13.6 mi
- Big Cedar Spring: 13.7 mi
- Big Cedar Spring: 13.8 mi
- Wahkeena Picnic Site: 2.9 mi
- Ainsworth Day Use Area: 6.4 mi
- Eagle Creek Day Use Area: 13.6 mi
- Sunset Falls Day Use Area: 18.6 mi
- Picnic Area B: 20.1 mi
- Cottonwood Beach: 7.7 mi
- Sandy Swimming Hole: 9.3 mi
- Sandy River Beach: 9.8 mi
- Swim beach: 13.2 mi
- Lieser Point: 19.8 mi
- Bridal Veil: 0.4 mi
- Latourell: 2.0 mi
- Dodson: 7.8 mi
- Fulton: 24.5 mi
- Ed's Trail Arch: 14.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Bridal Veil Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanner Butte | E 86° | 1,355 m | 13.2 mi |
| Silver Star Mountain | NNW 348° | 1,337 m | 13.7 mi |
| Eagle Butte | E 95° | 1,270 m | 13.0 mi |
| Big Bend Mountain | ESE 114° | 1,224 m | 12.0 mi |
| Palmer Peak | E 82° | 1,222 m | 8.4 mi |
| Larch Mountain | ESE 110° | 1,202 m | 4.6 mi |
| Little Baldy | N 355° | 1,201 m | 13.4 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | N 358° | 1,198.3 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:42 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 20:16 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:29 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 15:39 | 16:28 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 41 | 44 | 49 | 55 | 59 | 65 | 65 | 60 | 52 | 44 | 39 |
| Precip in | 11.1 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 7.5 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 7.8 | 12.4 | 12.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Skamania Fish Hatchery, 5 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–May — fullest in Dec, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 3,593 | 3,269 | 3,047 | 3,255 | 2,764 | 1,782 | 775 | 486 | 495 | 1,079 | 2,954 | 3,697 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Sandy River Blw Bull Run River, NR Bull Run, OR, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/1811921266
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