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Dead Point Falls

Dead Point Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Dead Point Falls is a waterfall in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 265 m. The Pinnacle stands 1,593 m to the south-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Punchbowl Falls, a waterfall less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Columbia River passes 13 miles off.

What the record says

Height
22.9 m
Width
10.7 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.60269, -121.63620

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Parks
  • Punchbowl Falls Park: 0.2 mi
  • Kingsley Reservoir County Park: 3.2 mi
  • Hood River Fairgrounds: 4.4 mi
  • Oak Grove County Park: 4.7 mi
  • Tucker County Park and Campground: 4.9 mi
Springs
  • Savage Spring: 0.9 mi
  • Winan Spring: 1.2 mi
  • Japanese Spring: 1.5 mi
  • Capron Spring: 2.3 mi
  • Oak Grove Spring: 2.9 mi
Peaks
  • Dead Point: 1.1 mi
  • Middle Mountain: 2.1 mi
  • Booth Hill: 5.2 mi
  • Mount Defiance: 5.2 mi
  • Lenz Butte: 5.5 mi
Historic sites
Artworks: 34
Cliffs: 27
  • Rim Rock: 9.7 mi
  • Coyote Wall: 13.4 mi
  • Klinger Spring climbing wall: 13.8 mi
  • Wankers Columns: 13.9 mi
  • Pete's Pile climbing wall: 14.1 mi
Museums: 13
Nature reserves: 13
Attractions: 10
  • The Henderson Monument: 9.7 mi
  • Oxbow Fish Hatchery: 12.0 mi
  • Sternwheeler Columbia Gorge: 13.3 mi
  • Skamania County Fairgrounds: 13.8 mi
  • Wet Planet Rafting: 15.3 mi
Gardens: 8
Beaches: 6
  • Slackwater Beach: 9.8 mi
  • Marina Beach: 10.0 mi
  • Home Valley Beach: 10.0 mi
  • Windboarding Beachhead: 10.3 mi
  • Koberg Beach: 10.4 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Eagle Creek Day Use Area: 14.3 mi
  • Hemlock Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
  • Ainsworth Day Use Area: 20.5 mi
  • Wahkeena Picnic Site: 23.8 mi
  • Ice Cave Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges: 24.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Dead Point Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The PinnacleSSW 195°1,593 m12.7 mi
Mount DefianceNW 307°1,504 m5.2 mi
Red HillSSW 204°1,502 m10.9 mi
Mill Creek ButtesSSE 153°1,497.48 m12.1 mi
Indian MountainWSW 248°1,491 m10.0 mi
Green Point MountainWNW 283°1,443.8 m6.7 mi
Buck PeakWSW 236°1,443 m13.0 mi
Hiyu MountainSW 216°1,418 m14.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4019:19
June solstice05:1820:1421:00
September equinox06:5418:2719:06
December solstice07:4515:3616:26

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343641465358646458483933
Precip in5.64.03.62.31.71.10.30.41.13.26.06.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Parkdale 1 NNE, 5 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–May — fullest in Jan, leanest in Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs1,5401,4251,3261,3141,2168795263673404899831,333

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Hood River AT Tucker Bridge, Near Hood River, OR, 6 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/5283515275

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