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Dutchman Falls

Dutchman Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Dutchman Falls is a waterfall in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 266 m. Indian Mountain stands 1,491 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Wiesendanger Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. Historic Columbia River passes 0.3 miles off.

What the record says

Height
10 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.57563, -122.10917

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Prindle Park: 5.6 mi
  • Hamilton Island Recreation Area: 7.3 mi
  • Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint: 7.8 mi
  • Tanner Creek Recreation Area: 8.2 mi
  • Fort Cascades Trail: 8.6 mi
Artworks: 36
Historic sites: 26
Springs: 19
  • Wahkeena Spring: 0.9 mi
  • Tanner Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Big Cedar Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Indian Springs: 13.7 mi
  • East Spring: 13.8 mi
Cliffs: 16
  • Waespe Point: 1.4 mi
  • Cape Horn: 4.3 mi
  • Farside: 4.7 mi
  • Ozone Wall: 5.0 mi
  • Red Bluffs: 11.3 mi
Attractions: 15
  • Bonneville Fish Hatchery: 8.3 mi
  • Jerry's Car Barn: 11.3 mi
  • Sternwheeler Columbia Gorge: 12.4 mi
  • Skamania County Fairgrounds: 13.2 mi
  • Union Pacific Railcar: 13.5 mi
Museums: 10
Picnic sites: 7
Beaches: 6
  • Cottonwood Beach: 11.1 mi
  • Sandy Swimming Hole: 12.5 mi
  • Sandy River Beach: 13.4 mi
  • Swim beach: 16.7 mi
  • Home Valley Beach: 18.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Ed's Trail Arch: 13.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Dutchman Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Indian MountainE1,491 m13.7 mi
Buck PeakESE1,443 m13.2 mi
Tanner ButteE1,355 m9.8 mi
Silver Star MountainNNW1,337 m13.4 mi
Eagle ButteESE1,270 m9.9 mi
Sturgeon RockNNW1,267 m13.7 mi
Raker PointESE1,239 m14.0 mi
Big Bend MountainSE1,224 m9.9 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 solstice07:4715:3816:28

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 6 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/1583403077

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