Latourell Falls
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Latourell Falls is a waterfall in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 71 m. Big Bend Mountain stands 1,224 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Pioneer's Stone, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Historic Columbia River runs past it.
The story
Latourell Falls is a waterfall along the Columbia River Gorge in the U.S. state of Oregon, within Guy W. Talbot State Park. The Historic Columbia River Highway passes nearby, and at certain locations the Lower falls are visible from the road. Near the base of the falls, a parking lot and path were erected to assist visitors to the site. Visitors must hike along the 2.1-mile (3.4 km) loop trail to see the upper falls.
The Latourell Creek Bridge, below the falls, is a contributing structure in the Historic Columbia River Highway's listing on the National Register of Historic Places and in its designation as a National Historic Landmark. Latourell is unique among the best-known Columbia Gorge waterfalls, in the way that it drops straight down from an overhanging basalt cliff. Most of those falls (even the famous Multnomah Falls) tumble to some degree. Latourell Falls is an excellent example of columnar basalt formations.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q38493, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 68.3 m
How to reach it
- On the Historic Columbia River, National
- 1.8 mi off the JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD
- 6.1 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 18.3 mi off the West Cascades, National
Overlooks nearby
- Crown point · 1 mi
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 2 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 2 mi
- Cigar Rock View · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pioneer's Stone: 0.2 mi
- Cape Horn School: 4.6 mi
- Keith L. Lemmons: 5.1 mi
- To the Oregon Pioneers: 5.6 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 5.7 mi
- Upper Latourell Falls: 0.5 mi
- Shepperd's Dell Falls: 1.2 mi
- Belle Center Falls: 1.9 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 2.2 mi
- Upper Bridal Veil Falls: 2.3 mi
- Crown Point: 1.3 mi
- Ross Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Pepper Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Chanticleer Point: 2.3 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 2.6 mi
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint: 2.1 mi
- Prindle Park: 4.4 mi
- George Schmid Memorial Park: 5.6 mi
- Hamllik Park: 5.6 mi
- Mable Kerr Park: 5.6 mi
- Rose Garden Labyrinth: 2.3 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 9.1 mi
- Herb Garden: 9.2 mi
- Thom Park Community Garden: 10.3 mi
- Gresham City Hall Community Garden: 10.8 mi
- Oxbow Regional Park: 4.5 mi
- Sandy River Grove Reserve: 5.3 mi
- Chinquapin Bluffs West: 5.5 mi
- Indian John Island: 5.8 mi
- Arrow Creek Conservation Easement: 8.3 mi
- Devoted Passion: 7.9 mi
- Quaytskin: 7.9 mi
- Bald Eagle: 8.2 mi
- Fine Tuned Tulle: 10.4 mi
- Rockwood Sunrise: 12.3 mi
- Jerry's Car Barn: 6.2 mi
- Union Pacific Railcar: 8.0 mi
- McMenamins Edgefield: 9.2 mi
- North American Bigfoot Center: 9.4 mi
- Camas Potholes: 9.8 mi
- Barn Exhibit Hall: 7.9 mi
- Harlow House Museum: 8.0 mi
- Depot Rail Museum: 8.1 mi
- Sandy Historical Society: 9.9 mi
- Philip Foster Farm: 14.0 mi
- Wahkeena Picnic Site: 5.1 mi
- Ainsworth Day Use Area: 8.6 mi
- Eagle Creek Day Use Area: 15.8 mi
- Picnic Area B: 18.1 mi
- Picnic Area A: 18.4 mi
- Ozone Wall: 2.1 mi
- Farside: 2.3 mi
- Cape Horn: 2.5 mi
- Waespe Point: 7.3 mi
- Broughton Bluff: 7.7 mi
- Wahkeena Spring: 5.0 mi
- School District Spring: 12.7 mi
- Tanner Spring: 15.1 mi
- Big Cedar Spring: 15.6 mi
- Big Cedar Spring: 15.6 mi
- Cottonwood Beach: 6.1 mi
- Sandy River Beach: 7.9 mi
- Sandy Swimming Hole: 8.0 mi
- Swim beach: 11.4 mi
- Lieser Point: 18.3 mi
- Latourell: 0.2 mi
- Bridal Veil: 2.6 mi
- Dodson: 10.0 mi
- Fulton: 22.4 mi
- Ed's Trail Arch: 15.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Latourell Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bend Mountain | ESE 106° | 1,224 m | 13.3 mi |
| Palmer Peak | ENE 77° | 1,222 m | 10.5 mi |
| Larch Mountain | E 94° | 1,202 m | 6.2 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | N 5° | 1,198.3 m | 14.2 mi |
| Nesmith Point | ENE 71° | 1,180.2 m | 10.8 mi |
| Mount Talapus | E 82° | 1,178 m | 12.2 mi |
| Aschoff Buttes | SE 126° | 1,159 m | 13.5 mi |
| Sherrard Point | E 93° | 1,146 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:42 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 20:16 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 15:39 | 16:29 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 41 | 44 | 49 | 55 | 59 | 65 | 65 | 60 | 52 | 44 | 39 |
| Precip in | 11.1 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 7.5 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 7.8 | 12.4 | 12.2 |
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 Dec, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 3,593 | 3,269 | 3,047 | 3,255 | 2,764 | 1,782 | 775 | 486 | 495 | 1,079 | 2,954 | 3,697 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Sandy River Blw Bull Run River, NR Bull Run, OR, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4110762452
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