Horsetail Falls
Horsetail Falls is a waterfall in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 63 m. Indian Mountain stands 1,491 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Ponytail Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. Historic Columbia River runs past it.
The story
Dates from 1940.
Wikidata Q99710151, matched on coordinates and name (52 m apart).
What the record says
- Height
- 65.2 m
How to reach it
- On the Historic Columbia River, National
- 13.3 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 24.6 mi off the West Cascades, National
Overlooks nearby
- Franz Lake Viewpoint · 1 mi
- Quiver Point · 2 mi
- Lemmons Viewpoint · 3 mi
- Hardy Falls Viewpoint · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ponytail Falls: 0.1 mi
- Oneonta Falls: 0.3 mi
- Middle Oneonta Falls: 0.4 mi
- Upper Oneonta Falls: 0.5 mi
- Waespe Falls: 0.7 mi
- Rock of Ages: 1.2 mi
- Saint Peter's Dome: 1.4 mi
- Cougar Rock: 1.5 mi
- Yeon Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Archer Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Pierce Island: 3.7 mi
- Oxbow Regional Park: 12.5 mi
- Chinquapin Bluffs West: 12.8 mi
- Sandy River Grove Reserve: 13.1 mi
- Indian John Island: 13.5 mi
- Hamilton Island Recreation Area: 5.1 mi
- Tanner Creek Recreation Area: 6.0 mi
- Fort Cascades Trail: 6.4 mi
- Robins Island Recreation Area: 6.4 mi
- Navigation Lock Visitor Center: 6.7 mi
- Running Free: 6.2 mi
- Quaytskin: 14.6 mi
- Bald Eagle: 15.0 mi
- Devoted Passion: 15.5 mi
- Fine Tuned Tulle: 18.4 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 2.5 mi
- To the Oregon Pioneers: 2.5 mi
- Keith L. Lemmons: 3.0 mi
- Hadley Grove: 3.9 mi
- Cape Horn School: 5.4 mi
- Wahkeena Spring: 3.1 mi
- Tanner Spring: 8.2 mi
- Big Cedar Spring: 8.8 mi
- East Spring: 11.6 mi
- Indian Springs: 11.9 mi
- Waespe Point: 0.8 mi
- Cape Horn: 6.4 mi
- Farside: 6.8 mi
- Ozone Wall: 7.1 mi
- Red Bluffs: 9.4 mi
- Bonneville Fish Hatchery: 6.1 mi
- Sternwheeler Columbia Gorge: 10.2 mi
- Skamania County Fairgrounds: 11.1 mi
- Oxbow Fish Hatchery: 11.7 mi
- Jerry's Car Barn: 13.4 mi
- Rose Garden Labyrinth: 10.2 mi
- Thom Park Community Garden: 18.3 mi
- Gresham City Hall Community Garden: 18.7 mi
- Natural Discovery Garden: 18.7 mi
- Yamhill Neighborhood Park Community Garden: 19.8 mi
- Bradford Island Visitors Center: 7.0 mi
- Cascade Locks Historical Museum: 10.0 mi
- Barn Exhibit Hall: 15.6 mi
- Harlow House Museum: 15.6 mi
- Depot Rail Museum: 15.6 mi
- Cottonwood Beach: 13.2 mi
- Sandy Swimming Hole: 14.4 mi
- Sandy River Beach: 15.5 mi
- Home Valley Beach: 16.3 mi
- Swim beach: 18.7 mi
- Ainsworth Day Use Area: 0.5 mi
- Wahkeena Picnic Site: 3.0 mi
- Eagle Creek Day Use Area: 7.7 mi
- Hemlock Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
- Sunset Falls Day Use Area: 18.1 mi
- Dodson: 1.9 mi
- Bridal Veil: 5.5 mi
- Latourell: 7.9 mi
- Ed's Trail Arch: 14.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Horsetail Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Mountain | ESE 104° | 1,491 m | 11.9 mi |
| Buck Peak | ESE 122° | 1,443 m | 11.9 mi |
| Chinidere Mountain | E 91° | 1,416 m | 12.4 mi |
| Preachers Peak | SE 125° | 1,389 m | 13.9 mi |
| Tomlike Mountain | E 84° | 1,387 m | 13.0 mi |
| Tanner Butte | ESE 101° | 1,355 m | 8.0 mi |
| Silver Star Mountain | NW 323° | 1,337 m | 13.7 mi |
| Eagle Butte | ESE 116° | 1,270 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:42 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 20:16 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 15:38 | 16:28 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 41 | 46 | 51 | 57 | 62 | 68 | 69 | 64 | 55 | 45 | 39 |
| Precip in | 11.3 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 6.5 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 7.3 | 12.5 | 13.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bonneville DAM, 7 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–May — fullest in Jan, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 129 | 104 | 92.5 | 91.0 | 74.5 | 48.2 | 22.6 | 16.3 | 20.9 | 44.1 | 108 | 127 |
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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/1583418175
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