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Lindsey Creek Falls

Lindsey Creek Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Lindsey Creek Falls is a waterfall in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 136 m. Mount Defiance stands 1,504 m to the south, 2.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Harrison Falls, a waterfall 0.3 miles away. JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD passes 1.1 miles off.

The story

natural watercourse in Hood River County, Oregon, United States of America

Wikidata Q49937957, matched on coordinates and name (795 m apart).

What the record says

Height
16.2 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.68376, -121.72074

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Peaks
  • Shellrock Mountain: 0.8 mi
  • Mount Defiance: 2.4 mi
  • Wind Mountain: 2.5 mi
  • Dog Mountain: 2.5 mi
  • Viento West Bluff: 2.6 mi
Springs
  • White Horse Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Perham Creek Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Oak Grove Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Japanese Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Teakettle Spring: 6.1 mi
Parks
  • Kingsley Reservoir County Park: 3.8 mi
  • Family Man Mountain Bike Skills Park: 5.7 mi
  • Oak Grove County Park: 6.7 mi
  • Pet Play Park: 6.8 mi
  • Children's Play Park: 6.8 mi
Artworks: 34
Cliffs: 28
  • Red Bluffs: 11.5 mi
  • Red Bluffs: 11.7 mi
  • Red Bluffs: 11.8 mi
  • Coyote Wall: 15.4 mi
  • Wankers Columns: 16.0 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Attractions: 8
Gardens: 7
Museums: 7
Beaches: 6
  • Home Valley Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Windboarding Beachhead: 10.0 mi
  • Slackwater Beach: 10.3 mi
  • Marina Beach: 10.6 mi
  • Koberg Beach: 11.8 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Eagle Creek Day Use Area: 10.4 mi
  • Hemlock Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
  • Ainsworth Day Use Area: 17.6 mi
  • Ice Cave Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
  • Wahkeena Picnic Site: 21.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges: 19.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Lindsey Creek Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DefianceS 182°1,504 m2.4 mi
Indian MountainSSW 209°1,491 m10.7 mi
Green Point MountainSSW 210°1,443.8 m4.7 mi
Chinidere MountainSSW 213°1,416 m8.0 mi
Tomlike MountainSW 217°1,387 m6.5 mi
Lost Lake ButteSSW 196°1,362 m13.5 mi
Tanner ButteSW 228°1,355 m12.1 mi
Big Huckleberry MountainNNW 345°1,283 m11.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4019:20
June solstice05:1820:1521:01
September equinox06:5518:2719:06
December solstice07:4515:3616:26

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384145515763686964544538

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cascade Locks, 7 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs2,1231,9641,7631,6941,2807313682402314631,3802,125

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Wind River Near Carson, WA, 5 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/5284447212

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