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Dalton Falls

Dalton Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Dalton Falls is a waterfall in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 248 m. Buck Peak stands 1,443 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Mist Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away. Historic Columbia River runs past it.

What to expect

Seasonal
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates45.57312, -122.13598

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Peaks
Parks
  • Prindle Park: 4.5 mi
  • Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint: 6.6 mi
  • Hamilton Island Recreation Area: 8.5 mi
  • Mable Kerr Park: 8.8 mi
  • George Schmid Memorial Park: 8.9 mi
Artworks: 45
Gardens: 32
  • Rose Garden Labyrinth: 6.7 mi
  • Vegetable Garden: 13.3 mi
  • Herb Garden: 13.4 mi
  • Thom Park Community Garden: 14.9 mi
  • Community Garden: 15.0 mi
Historic sites: 29
Springs: 18
  • Wahkeena Spring: 0.7 mi
  • Tanner Spring: 11.2 mi
  • Big Cedar Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Big Cedar Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Indian Springs: 15.0 mi
Attractions: 17
Cliffs: 16
  • Waespe Point: 2.6 mi
  • Cape Horn: 3.0 mi
  • Farside: 3.4 mi
  • Ozone Wall: 3.7 mi
  • Broughton Bluff: 11.9 mi
Picnic sites: 13
Museums: 11
Beaches: 7
  • Cottonwood Beach: 9.8 mi
  • Sandy Swimming Hole: 11.2 mi
  • Sandy River Beach: 12.1 mi
  • Swim beach: 15.4 mi
  • Home Valley Beach: 19.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Ed's Trail Arch: 13.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Dalton Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buck PeakESE 111°1,443 m14.3 mi
Table MountainESE 109°1,383.8 m12.6 mi
Tanner ButteE 92°1,355 m11.1 mi
Silver Star MountainNNW 338°1,337 m13.0 mi
Eagle ButteESE 103°1,270 m11.1 mi
Sturgeon RockNNW 336°1,267 m13.3 mi
Big Bend MountainSE 125°1,224 m10.8 mi
Palmer PeakE 91°1,222 m6.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4219:21
June solstice05:2020:1621:02
September equinox06:5618:2919:08
December solstice07:4715:3916:28

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394144495559656560524439
Precip in11.18.88.97.55.24.10.91.23.27.812.412.2

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 Jan, leanest in Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs12910492.591.074.548.222.616.320.944.1108127

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge North Fork Bull Run River Near Multnomah Falls, OR, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10627862243

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