Camp Benson Falls
Camp Benson Falls is a waterfall in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 124 m. Mount Defiance stands 1,504 m to the south, 2.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Summit Creek Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. Historic Columbia River passes 16 miles off.
The story
Camp Benson Falls is a 90-foot waterfall on Summit Creek in Lindsey Creek State Park, Hood River County, Oregon, United States. Its elevation is 369 feet (112 m). Summit Creek is a tributary of the Columbia River and enters it about 11 miles (18 km) west of the city of Hood River. The falls are located about 600 metres (2,000 ft) from the terminus of Summit Creek.
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Wikidata Q5027001, matched on coordinates and name (231 m apart).
What the record says
- Height
- 25.9 m
How to reach it
- 15.9 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
- 10.4 mi off the Mount Hood, National
Overlooks nearby
- Puppy Dog viewpoint · 2 mi
- Wygant Lower Viewpoint · 4 mi
- Mitchell Point Overlook · 5 mi
- Buck Point · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Summit Creek Falls: 0.1 mi
- Lindsey Creek Falls: 0.5 mi
- Harrison Falls: 0.6 mi
- Lower Lancaster Falls: 1.1 mi
- Lancaster Falls: 1.1 mi
- Shellrock Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Wind Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Dog Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Mount Defiance: 2.8 mi
- Viento West Bluff: 2.9 mi
- Kingsley Reservoir County Park: 4.2 mi
- Family Man Mountain Bike Skills Park: 6.1 mi
- Pet Play Park: 6.5 mi
- Children's Play Park: 6.5 mi
- Train Appreciation Park: 6.5 mi
- Summit Creek Viaduct: 0.2 mi
- Construction of the Columbia River Highway: 0.2 mi
- Wind Mountain Overlook: 0.2 mi
- Jay D. Conant: 5.6 mi
- Pacific Crest Trail Cascade Locks: 8.3 mi
- White Horse Spring: 3.1 mi
- Perham Creek Spring: 4.4 mi
- Teakettle Spring: 5.9 mi
- Oak Grove Spring: 5.9 mi
- Japanese Spring: 6.1 mi
- Reflections of a Cultural Landscape: 9.9 mi
- Hood River Housing: 9.9 mi
- Sayre Taft Colt: 10.1 mi
- Horse: 10.3 mi
- Discipline: 10.3 mi
- Red Bluffs: 11.1 mi
- Coyote Wall: 15.7 mi
- Wankers Columns: 16.4 mi
- Rim Rock: 17.0 mi
- Rowland Wall: 17.1 mi
- Starvation Creek State Park: 1.8 mi
- Great Camas Patch: 4.8 mi
- Toll Bridge County Park: 13.8 mi
- Pierce Island: 14.3 mi
- Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail: 15.2 mi
- Oxbow Fish Hatchery: 6.5 mi
- Skamania County Fairgrounds: 7.9 mi
- Sternwheeler Columbia Gorge: 8.0 mi
- The Henderson Monument: 10.8 mi
- Bonneville Fish Hatchery: 11.8 mi
- Home Valley Beach: 2.8 mi
- Windboarding Beachhead: 10.2 mi
- Slackwater Beach: 10.6 mi
- Marina Beach: 10.9 mi
- Koberg Beach: 12.1 mi
- Cascade Locks Historical Museum: 8.2 mi
- Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum: 9.0 mi
- The History Museum: 10.8 mi
- Bradford Island Visitors Center: 10.9 mi
- Hutson Museum: 13.3 mi
- Westside Community Garden: 9.4 mi
- Scott Johnson Community Garden: 9.7 mi
- Thomsen Orchard Community Garden: 11.1 mi
- Lela Hudson Memorial Garden: 12.2 mi
- Clara's Garden: 12.2 mi
- Eagle Creek Day Use Area: 10.1 mi
- Hemlock Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
- Ainsworth Day Use Area: 17.3 mi
- Ice Cave Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Wahkeena Picnic Site: 20.8 mi
- Kodak Point Highway Pullout: 10.8 mi
- Memaloose Park Rest Area Eastbound: 18.6 mi
- Memaloose Park Rest Area Westbound: 18.8 mi
- Chamberlain Lake Safety Rest Area: 19.5 mi
- Dodson: 15.9 mi
- Gilmer: 17.9 mi
- Ortley: 21.4 mi
- Bridal Veil: 23.3 mi
- Natural Bridges: 19.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Camp Benson Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Defiance | S 174° | 1,504 m | 2.8 mi |
| Indian Mountain | SSW 207° | 1,491 m | 10.8 mi |
| Little Huckleberry Mountain | N 5° | 1,457 m | 13.7 mi |
| Green Point Mountain | SSW 205° | 1,444 m | 4.8 mi |
| Chinidere Mountain | SSW 210° | 1,416 m | 8.1 mi |
| Tomlike Mountain | SSW 213° | 1,387 m | 6.5 mi |
| Lost Lake Butte | SSW 194° | 1,362 m | 13.7 mi |
| Tanner Butte | SW 226° | 1,355 m | 12.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:40 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 20:15 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 15:36 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 45 | 51 | 57 | 63 | 68 | 69 | 64 | 54 | 45 | 38 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cascade Locks, 7 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–May — fullest in Dec, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 2,123 | 1,964 | 1,763 | 1,694 | 1,280 | 731 | 368 | 240 | 231 | 463 | 1,380 | 2,125 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Wind River Near Carson, WA, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5284446453
Day trips start here
- Cascade Locks · 7 mi
- Stevenson · 8 mi
- Hood River · 10 mi
- Mount Hood · 13 mi
- Mount Hood and Columbia Gorge · 20 mi
- Government Camp · 27 mi
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