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Fishhawk Falls

Fishhawk Falls, a waterfall in Oregon
Fishhawk Falls, a waterfall in OregonJeff Gunn from Atlanta, USA · CC BY 2.0
Fishhawk Falls, a waterfall in Oregon
Jeff Gunn from Atlanta, USA · CC BY 2.0
Fishhawk Falls, a waterfall in Oregon
Jeff Gunn from Atlanta, USA · CC BY 2.0

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Fishhawk Falls is a waterfall in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 233 m. Rogers Peak stands 1,116 m to the south, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Lee Wooden County Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Pacific Coast passes 16 miles off.

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Fishhawk Falls, is a waterfall located along the Fishhawk Creek in Clatsop County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It totals 72 feet fall in one wide cascade and is the centerpiece attraction of the Lee Wooden Fishhawk Falls trailhead and Recreation Site. Fishhawk Falls is located a mile from the Jewell Meadows Wildlife Area off of Highway 202 between Jewell and Astoria. The Fishhawk Falls runs over exposed stacked basalt columns making a dike that is of identical composition to the Columbia River basalt. It forms part of a basalt flow, like those at Otter Rock and Hug Point, that rank among the longest on earth, approximately 300 miles from eastern Oregon and Washington.

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Wikidata Q30625668, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

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Coordinates45.95835, -123.58341

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lee Wooden County Park: 0.0 mi
  • David Douglas County Park: 6.2 mi
  • Nehalem County Park: 8.0 mi
  • Howard Rierson Spruce Run County Park: 10.2 mi
  • Sigfredson County Park: 11.4 mi
Peaks
  • Saddle Mountain: 5.0 mi
  • Humbug Mountain: 5.7 mi
  • Elk Mountain: 5.8 mi
  • Snow Point: 5.9 mi
  • Green Mountain: 7.2 mi
Historic sites: 23
Museums: 16
Attractions: 13
Nature reserves: 10
Waterfalls: 8
  • Youngs River Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Barrier Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Nehalem Falls: 18.4 mi
  • Hug Point Falls: 20.2 mi
  • Blumenthal Falls: 23.0 mi
Artworks: 8
  • Shearwater Gallery: 16.8 mi
  • Endangered Species: 18.6 mi
  • Replica Cannon: 18.7 mi
  • Tufted Puffins: 18.8 mi
  • Taffy the Puffin: 18.8 mi
Beaches: 6
Ghost towns: 5
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
  • Klootchy Creek County Park: 15.1 mi
  • Cullaby Lake County Park: 17.8 mi
  • Arcadia Beach: 19.7 mi
Gardens: 3
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Fishhawk Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rogers PeakS 175°1,116 m20.3 mi
Larch MountainSSE 160°1,044 m22.0 mi
Saddle MountainW 279°1,001 m5.0 mi
Triangulation PointS 187°986 m22.8 mi
Buck MountainS 184°944 m17.0 mi
Pinochle PeakS 184°944 m17.5 mi
West Onion PeakWSW 237°937.5 m18.7 mi
Onion PeakSW 236°931.7 m17.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:4819:27
June solstice05:2420:2321:09
September equinox07:0218:3419:14
December solstice07:5415:4216:33

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464647495356596058544845
Precip in11.08.19.46.63.92.70.91.22.96.612.011.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seaside, 17 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/5269278595

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