Celestial Falls
Celestial Falls is a waterfall in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 294 m. Lookout Mountain stands 1,991 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is White River Falls, a waterfall less than a tenth of a mile away. Journey Through Time passes 17 miles off. 113 named places lie within 25 miles, 49 of them named summits.
The story
waterfall in Wasco County, Oregon, United States
Wikidata Q133823645, matched on coordinates and name (18 m apart).
What the record says
- Height
- 13 m
How to reach it
- 16.6 mi off the Journey Through Time
- 24.0 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 27.2 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
- 28.0 mi off the JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD
Overlooks nearby
- Sahalie Falls Viewpoint · 27 mi
- Ice Age Floods Viewpoint · 29 mi
113 named places within 25 miles
- Devils Halfacre: 0.6 mi
- Tygh Ridge: 3.9 mi
- Postage Stamp Butte: 6.6 mi
- Sugarloaf: 10.0 mi
- Graveyard Butte: 11.6 mi
- Bennett Spring: 15.5 mi
- Stockton Spring: 15.8 mi
- Junction Spring: 16.7 mi
- Sunrise Springs: 18.5 mi
- Sunrise Springs: 18.6 mi
- Surf City Recreation Site: 1.7 mi
- Oak Springs Recreation Site: 2.0 mi
- Lower Blue Hole Recreation Site: 2.1 mi
- Blue Hole Recreation Site: 2.3 mi
- Sandy Beach Recreation Site: 2.3 mi
- Maupin City Park: 4.9 mi
- Gravel Pile Park: 11.3 mi
- Grass Valley City Park: 17.3 mi
- Dry Hollow Sports Field: 24.1 mi
- Moro City Park: 24.3 mi
- Wamic Historical Museum: 8.4 mi
- Dufur Historical Society: 14.5 mi
- Sherman County Historical Museum: 24.3 mi
- Rorick House Museum: 24.9 mi
- Fort Dalles Museum and Anderson Homestead: 24.9 mi
- White River Falls: 0.0 mi
- Lower White River Falls: 0.2 mi
- Sherar's Falls: 3.0 mi
- Depot House Historic Site: 5.2 mi
- Free Bridge Historical Site: 23.1 mi
- Pulpit Rock: 24.8 mi
- White River Falls State Park: 0.1 mi
- Mill Creek Ridge Preserve: 24.5 mi
- Bulo Point climbing wall: 20.4 mi
- Dobry Point: 20.5 mi
- Shaniko Historic Historic Stage Coach Stop: 23.5 mi
- Vogt Fountain: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Celestial Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lookout Mountain | WNW 289° | 1,991 m | 21.9 mi |
| Badger Butte | W 279° | 1,821 m | 22.5 mi |
| Gunsight Butte | WNW 283° | 1,799 m | 23.2 mi |
| Palisade Point | WNW 287° | 1,788 m | 20.6 mi |
| Flag Point | WNW 286° | 1,722 m | 18.7 mi |
| Bonney Butte | W 273° | 1,701 m | 24.2 mi |
| Grasshopper Point | W 272° | 1,641 m | 21.4 mi |
| Cold Point | WNW 290° | 1,637 m | 19.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:38 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 20:11 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:25 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 15:36 | 16:25 |
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 | 34 | 38 | 44 | 49 | 57 | 62 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dufur, 15 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–Jun — fullest in May, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 585 | 642 | 582 | 684 | 724 | 445 | 192 | 132 | 124 | 148 | 259 | 480 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge White River Below Tygh Valley, OR, under a mile away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7403935023
Day trips start here
- Dufur · 15 mi
- Mount Hood and Columbia Gorge · 24 mi
- The Dalles · 25 mi
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