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Pothole Falls

Pothole Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Pothole Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 46 m. Silver Star Mountain stands 1,337 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Camas Potholes, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Mount Hood passes 4.0 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Height
6 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.59843, -122.40200

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lacamas Regional Park: 0.1 mi
  • Lacamas Creek Park: 0.3 mi
  • Lacamas Regional Park: 0.4 mi
  • Lacamas Regional Park: 0.5 mi
  • Lacamas Regional Park: 0.5 mi
Waterfalls
Peaks
  • Prune Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Woodburn Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Brunner Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Green Mountain: 4.7 mi
  • Chamberlain Hill: 5.3 mi
Artworks
  • Bald Eagle: 1.9 mi
  • Quaytskin: 2.1 mi
  • Devoted Passion: 4.4 mi
  • Rockwood Sunrise: 6.3 mi
  • Fine Tuned Tulle: 6.9 mi
Historic sites
  • Peace Pole: 2.0 mi
  • Nichaqwli Monument: 4.0 mi
  • Heroes Memorial & Tribute: 7.1 mi
  • Peace Pole: 8.8 mi
  • Shotwell Memorial: 9.0 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
Attractions: 54
  • Camas Potholes: 0.0 mi
  • Union Pacific Railcar: 4.1 mi
  • McMenamins Edgefield: 4.4 mi
  • Water Wheel: 7.0 mi
  • Pickathon Music Festival / Pendarvis Farm: 11.8 mi
Museums: 45
Picnic sites: 23
  • Picnic Area B: 10.8 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 11.0 mi
  • Picnic Area D: 12.0 mi
  • Picnic Area E: 12.0 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 12.1 mi
Cliffs: 15
Beaches: 13
  • Sandy Swimming Hole: 1.8 mi
  • Cottonwood Beach: 3.8 mi
  • Swim beach: 3.9 mi
  • Sandy River Beach: 4.0 mi
  • Lieser Point: 8.8 mi
Springs: 7
  • School District Spring: 3.5 mi
  • Wahkeena Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Summit Spring: 17.0 mi
  • spring w/concrete cover: 22.6 mi
  • Tanner Spring: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Ed's Trail Arch: 13.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Pothole Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Silver Star MountainNE 37°1,337 m13.0 mi
Sturgeon RockNE 36°1,267 m12.7 mi
Larch MountainESE 107°1,202 m15.8 mi
Little BaldyNE 43°1,201 m14.0 mi
Bluff MountainNE 46°1,198.3 m14.2 mi
Sherrard PointESE 107°1,146 m15.9 mi
Pyramid RockNE 37°1,091 m11.8 mi
Larch MountainNNE 32°1,057 m9.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4319:22
June solstice05:2120:1721:03
September equinox06:5718:3019:09
December solstice07:4815:3916:29

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404347515862686863544640
Precip in6.34.75.14.23.32.40.60.71.94.67.57.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Troutdale, 3 mi away.

Streamflow

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–Apr — fullest in Jan, leanest in Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs9.88.18.26.54.93.92.21.82.23.76.89.3

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Fairview Creek AT Glisan ST Near Gresham, OR, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4356732909

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