Paradise Branch Falls
Paradise Branch Falls is a waterfall in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,406 m. Mount Hood stands 3,429 m to the east, 3.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Sandy River Falls, a waterfall 0.4 miles away. Mount Hood passes 3.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 75 m
What to expect
- Seasonal
- Yes
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 21.3 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
- 22.2 mi off the West Cascades, National
Overlooks nearby
- Zigzag Canyon Rim · 2 mi
- Sahalie Falls Viewpoint · 7 mi
- Wauna Viewpoint · 20 mi
- Buck Point · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sandy River Falls: 0.4 mi
- Ramona Falls: 1.4 mi
- Yocum Ridge Falls: 1.5 mi
- McGee Creek Falls: 2.7 mi
- Eden Park Falls: 3.3 mi
- Slide Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Illumination Rock: 2.2 mi
- Bald Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Crater Rock: 2.7 mi
- Mount Hood: 3.0 mi
- Hoodland County Park: 9.5 mi
- Routson County Park: 10.3 mi
- Barlow Wayside Park: 13.9 mi
- Dimmick Park: 14.2 mi
- Punchbowl Falls Park: 17.5 mi
- Salvation Spring: 8.1 mi
- Powder Springs: 10.1 mi
- Jack Springs: 10.2 mi
- Clinger Spring: 10.4 mi
- Creek: 10.7 mi
- Upper Sandy Guard Station Cabin: 1.5 mi
- Susannah Lee Barlow & Samuel Kimbrough Barlow: 4.3 mi
- Gnarl Ridge Shelter Remains: 5.2 mi
- Win S. Acton: 20.7 mi
- Fort Raines: 21.4 mi
- Mississippi Head: 1.7 mi
- Illumination Rock: 2.2 mi
- Sandy Glacier Headwall: 2.3 mi
- Hawkins Ridge: 2.5 mi
- Steel Cliff: 2.8 mi
- Underwater Viewing Chamber: 11.7 mi
- West Coast Airlines Flight 956: 13.8 mi
- Clackamas Lake Historic Guard Station: 18.5 mi
- Bonneville Fish Hatchery: 20.9 mi
- Oxbow Fish Hatchery: 22.0 mi
- Mt. Hood Cultural Center and Museum: 4.3 mi
- Hutson Museum: 13.1 mi
- Bradford Island Visitors Center: 21.1 mi
- Cascade Locks Historical Museum: 21.9 mi
- Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum: 23.9 mi
- Wildwood Recreation Site: 11.4 mi
- Toll Bridge County Park: 14.0 mi
- Roaring River Wilderness: 19.1 mi
- Pierce Island: 21.4 mi
- Starvation Creek State Park: 22.5 mi
- Frog Lake Day Use Area: 10.8 mi
- Eagle Creek Day Use Area: 20.7 mi
- Ainsworth Day Use Area: 21.4 mi
- Wahkeena Picnic Site: 23.1 mi
- Dodson: 21.4 mi
- Friend: 23.8 mi
- Bridal Veil: 24.2 mi
- Goverment Camp Rest Area: 4.4 mi
- Running Free: 20.9 mi
- Home Valley Beach: 23.7 mi
- Thomsen Orchard Community Garden: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Paradise Branch Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Hood | E 80° | 3,429 m | 3.0 mi |
| Illumination Rock | E 87° | 2,909 m | 2.2 mi |
| Pulpit Rock | ENE 67° | 2,663 m | 3.1 mi |
| Barrett Spur | ENE 57° | 2,392 m | 3.3 mi |
| Langille Crags | ENE 66° | 2,205 m | 4.4 mi |
| Lamberson Butte | E 95° | 2,022 m | 5.3 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | E 98° | 1,991 m | 11.4 mi |
| Badger Butte | ESE 117° | 1,821 m | 11.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:41 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 20:14 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:38 | 16:27 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 32 | 35 | 38 | 45 | 50 | 58 | 59 | 54 | 45 | 36 | 31 |
| Precip in | 12.6 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 7.8 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 8.4 | 12.7 | 14.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Government Camp, 5 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 | 100 | 77.8 | 71.0 | 80.4 | 72.0 | 38.3 | 9.7 | 4.7 | 8.6 | 30.3 | 87.7 | 102 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Blazed Alder Creek Near Rhododendron, OR, 9 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/2972302640
Day trips start here
- Government Camp · 4 mi
- Mount Hood · 15 mi
- Mount Hood and Columbia Gorge · 16 mi
- Cascade Locks · 22 mi
- Stevenson · 24 mi
- Hood River · 26 mi
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