Columnar Canyon Falls
Columnar Canyon Falls is a waterfall in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,638 m. South Sister stands 3,159 m to the southwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Howlaak Falls, a waterfall 0.3 miles away. McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass passes 9.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 38.1 m
How to reach it
- 9.2 mi off the McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass, National
- 8.4 mi off the Cascade Lakes, National
- 17.6 mi off the West Cascades, National
- 24.3 mi off the Over the Rivers and Through the Woods
Overlooks nearby
- Three Sisters Viewpoint · 10 mi
- Windy Point · 10 mi
- Vista Butte Sno-Park · 12 mi
- Arlies Rock/North Gateway Information Viewpoint · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- North Sister: 4.2 mi
- Prouty Point: 4.5 mi
- Broken Hand: 4.6 mi
- Broken Top: 4.6 mi
- Middle Sister: 4.6 mi
- East Portal: 11.9 mi
- Village Green City Park: 11.9 mi
- Barclay Park: 12.0 mi
- Three Sisters Overnight City Park: 12.1 mi
- Creekside City Park: 12.1 mi
- Sisters Fine Woodworking: 12.5 mi
- Mountain Bike: 15.7 mi
- "Chicken": 16.4 mi
- Coyote: 17.2 mi
- Milky Way: 17.6 mi
- Howlaak Falls: 0.3 mi
- Chush Falls: 0.4 mi
- Upper Chush Falls: 0.5 mi
- Phoenix Falls: 0.9 mi
- Obsidian Falls: 6.4 mi
- Pole Creek Spring: 2.6 mi
- Black Pine Spring: 5.0 mi
- Melvin Spring: 5.3 mi
- Spruce Spring: 5.9 mi
- Sister Springs: 6.3 mi
- Whychus Creek Wild and Scenic River (Scenic Area): 3.0 mi
- Willow Springs Preserve: 14.5 mi
- Indian Ford Meadow Preserve: 14.5 mi
- Camp Polk Meadow Preserve: 14.9 mi
- Aspen Hollow Preserve: 16.2 mi
- Kiwanis club: 12.0 mi
- Bob the Bend Rock: 20.3 mi
- Cold springs resort: 21.4 mi
- 1904 Miller Family Ranch and Sawmill: 21.5 mi
- Crockett Lodge: 21.8 mi
- Tam McArthur Rim: 4.4 mi
- Lane Plateau: 7.5 mi
- Obsidian Cliffs: 7.5 mi
- Cougar Buttress: 10.5 mi
- Power lines cliff: 13.3 mi
- Beach Day Use Area: 14.1 mi
- Meadow Day Use Area: 18.5 mi
- Olallie Day Use Area: 18.9 mi
- Clear Lake Day Use Area: 21.7 mi
- Lost Lake Day Use Area: 22.4 mi
- Sisters Community Garden: 12.8 mi
- Secret Garden: 17.9 mi
- Miller's Landing Community Garden: 19.5 mi
- Franklin's Corner Community Garden: 20.7 mi
- Petersen Rock Garden: 21.5 mi
- Sisters Museum: 12.1 mi
- Deschutes Historical Museum: 19.6 mi
- The High Desert Museum: 21.5 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 19.6 mi
- Peace Statue: 19.7 mi
- Terrence Hardington Foley: 21.1 mi
- Bigelow Hot Spring: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Columnar Canyon Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Sister | SW 231° | 3,159 m | 5.0 mi |
| North Sister | WNW 287° | 3,075 m | 4.2 mi |
| Middle Sister | W 269° | 3,064 m | 4.6 mi |
| Hodge Crest | SW 227° | 3,060 m | 5.0 mi |
| Broken Top | S 185° | 2,796 m | 4.6 mi |
| Mount Bachelor | S 179° | 2,764 m | 11.7 mi |
| Broken Hand | S 173° | 2,556 m | 4.6 mi |
| Ball Butte | S 172° | 2,467 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:41 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 20:10 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:28 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 15:44 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 38 | 43 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 64 | 56 | 45 | 36 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sisters, 12 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Aug — fullest in Jun, leanest in Mar.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 11.2 | 20.2 | 15.4 | 11.3 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 6.7 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge M F Tumalo Creek Blw Prowell Springs, NR Bend, OR, 8 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/4335389846
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- Bend · 20 mi
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