Cape Horn Falls
Cape Horn Falls is a waterfall in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 175 m. Silver Star Mountain stands 1,337 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Cape Horn, a cliff 0.1 miles away. Historic Columbia River passes 1.4 miles off.
The story
Cliff in Skamania County, Washington, United States.
Wikidata Q49467923, matched on coordinates and name (213 m apart).
What the record says
- Height
- 182 m
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
- 8.7 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 20.9 mi off the West Cascades, National
Overlooks nearby
- Cigar Rock View · 1 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 1 mi
- Cape Horn Outlook · 1 mi
- Cape Horn Overlook · 1 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Biddle Butte: 0.8 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 1.7 mi
- Angel's Rest: 2.2 mi
- Crown Point: 3.2 mi
- Pepper Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Oxbow Regional Park: 6.8 mi
- Sandy River Grove Reserve: 7.7 mi
- Chinquapin Bluffs West: 8.0 mi
- Indian John Island: 8.4 mi
- Pierce Island: 9.8 mi
- Belle Center Falls: 1.1 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 1.4 mi
- Coopey Falls: 1.7 mi
- Shepperd's Dell Falls: 1.7 mi
- Upper Coopey Falls: 1.8 mi
- Quaytskin: 8.4 mi
- Bald Eagle: 8.8 mi
- Devoted Passion: 9.2 mi
- Fine Tuned Tulle: 12.2 mi
- Running Free: 12.4 mi
- Rose Garden Labyrinth: 4.0 mi
- Thom Park Community Garden: 12.1 mi
- Natural Discovery Garden: 12.4 mi
- Gresham City Hall Community Garden: 12.4 mi
- Yamhill Neighborhood Park Community Garden: 13.4 mi
- Prindle Park: 2.3 mi
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint: 3.9 mi
- Mable Kerr Park: 5.9 mi
- George Schmid Memorial Park: 5.9 mi
- Hartwood Park: 6.0 mi
- Cape Horn School: 2.0 mi
- Pioneer's Stone: 2.4 mi
- Keith L. Lemmons: 3.4 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 3.9 mi
- To the Oregon Pioneers: 3.9 mi
- Barn Exhibit Hall: 9.2 mi
- Harlow House Museum: 9.3 mi
- Depot Rail Museum: 9.3 mi
- Sandy Historical Society: 12.4 mi
- Bradford Island Visitors Center: 13.2 mi
- Jerry's Car Barn: 8.8 mi
- Union Pacific Railcar: 9.3 mi
- Camas Potholes: 10.1 mi
- McMenamins Edgefield: 10.5 mi
- North American Bigfoot Center: 11.9 mi
- Wahkeena Picnic Site: 3.4 mi
- Ainsworth Day Use Area: 6.8 mi
- Eagle Creek Day Use Area: 13.9 mi
- Sunset Falls Day Use Area: 17.3 mi
- Picnic Area B: 19.4 mi
- Wahkeena Spring: 3.6 mi
- School District Spring: 12.4 mi
- Tanner Spring: 14.1 mi
- Big Cedar Spring: 14.6 mi
- Summit Spring: 15.6 mi
- Cape Horn: 0.1 mi
- Farside: 0.4 mi
- Ozone Wall: 0.7 mi
- Waespe Point: 5.6 mi
- Broughton Bluff: 8.9 mi
- Cottonwood Beach: 6.8 mi
- Sandy Swimming Hole: 8.3 mi
- Sandy River Beach: 9.2 mi
- Swim beach: 12.4 mi
- Lieser Point: 18.8 mi
- Bridal Veil: 1.4 mi
- Latourell: 2.3 mi
- Dodson: 8.1 mi
- Fulton: 24.0 mi
- Ed's Trail Arch: 12.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Cape Horn Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Star Mountain | N 351° | 1,337 m | 12.3 mi |
| Sturgeon Rock | NNW 349° | 1,267 m | 12.5 mi |
| Big Bend Mountain | ESE 117° | 1,224 m | 13.3 mi |
| Palmer Peak | E 90° | 1,222 m | 9.2 mi |
| Larch Mountain | ESE 118° | 1,202 m | 5.9 mi |
| Little Baldy | N 358° | 1,201 m | 12.1 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | N 1° | 1,198 m | 11.8 mi |
| Nesmith Point | E 83° | 1,180 m | 9.3 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 | 06:57 | 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, 4 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, 9 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/4211408901
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